head-first
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++head-first, headfirst /ˌhedˈfɜːst◂ $ -ˈfɜːrst◂/ adverb 1 FORWARDif you fall head-first, your head goes down first, and the rest of your body follows afterwards 头朝下地dive/fall/jump/plunge head-first I fell head-first down the stairs. 我一头栽下楼梯。2 HURRYif you do something head-first, you become involved in it too quickly, without having time to think about it carefully 仓促地，鲁莽地 a remark that sent him tumbling head-first into another controversy 让他鲁莽地陷入另一场争论的言论
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head-first• First he flung the man head-first into the snow.• But it takes a mighty age to tell its tale and dives head-first into the soap suds along the way.head-first adverbChinese
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head-first
, head‧first /ˌhedˈfɜːst◂ $ -ˈfɜːrst◂/ adverb
1. if you fall head-first, your head goes down first, and the rest of your body follows afterwards
dive/fall/jump/plunge head-first
I fell head-first down the stairs.
2. if you do something head-first, you become involved in it too quickly, without having time to think about it carefully:
a remark that sent him tumbling head-first into another controversy
head-first
, head‧first /ˌhedˈfɜːst◂ $ -ˈfɜːrst◂/ adverb1. if you fall head-first, your head goes down first, and the rest of your body follows afterwards
dive/fall/jump/plunge head-first
2. if you do something head-first, you become involved in it too quickly, without having time to think about it carefully: