forelock

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fore·lock /ˈfɔːlɒk $ ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ noun [countable]  1. DCa piece of hair that falls over someone’s forehead 〔人的〕额发，前发2. the hair on a horse’s head that grows between its ears and hangs forward on its face 〔马的〕额毛3. tug/touch your forelock British EnglishADMIRE to show too much respect towards someone in authority – used to show disapproval 顶礼膜拜，额手加礼〔含贬义〕

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forelock• He still wears a sailor suit, the cowlick at his hairline gives his forelock a life of its own.• A lank forelock fell from beneath the hat bearing the tricolour cockade.• His hair was blond streaked, stylishly short at the back but with swinging forelocks.

fore·lock nounChineseSyllable  

hair someone’s falls that a over Corpus piece forehead of

forelock
fore‧lock /ˈfɔːlɒk $ ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ noun [countable]
1. a piece of hair that falls over someone’s forehead
2. the hair on a horse’s head that grows between its ears and hangs forward on its face
3. tug/touch your forelock British English to show too much respect towards someone in authority – used to show disapproval

fore·lockBrE /ˈfɔːlɒk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɔːrlɑːk/ 🔊 nouna piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs down over the forehead 额发a part of a horse's mane that grows forwards between its ears （马的）额毛，门鬃●touch/tug your ˈforelock (to sb)(BrE, disapproving) to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you （对某人）毕恭毕敬 ORIGIN In the past people of the lower classes either took off their hats or pulled on their forelocks to show respect. 源自旧时下层人或者脱掉帽子，或者紧拽额发，以示恭敬。