Definition of heck in English:

heck

exclamation hɛkhɛk

1Expressing surprise, frustration, or dismay.
唉，糟糕，见鬼
oh heck, I can't for the life of me remember
哦，见鬼，我无论如何都没法记住的。
Example sentencesExamples
- So, it may not be fruitful to do something like that, but heck, I'd try it.
- It worked almost too well, resistance was indeed futile, but heck, they probably could've swore at me and the results would have been similar.
- Flipping heck, dash it, and crumbs - I think I'm becoming a potty mouth.
- At Swedish weddings, the custom is to toast the bride, groom, bridesmaids and, well heck, anyone else who catches your eye, with schnapps.
- It's not an easy book, but, heck, there are plenty of easy books around.
- I surprised my parents, heck I even surprised Mrs. Morgan, the old lady next door.
- But heck, I couldn't image pressing the 90 lb that I now do, a couple of years ago.
- But heck, it's fun, and if you've seen the movie, then you'd probably be interested in taking the test, too.
- Oh heck, it could even be a combination of all the reasons.
- The temptation to take a train to Stockholm… heck, even to Zagreb just seemed fascinating to me.
- Yes, its not so original, but heck, I am sure you can relate to it.
- But heck, most women just buy them in quantity because they're gorgeous.
- Don's family always remembers my birthday - heck, his mom even sends me a check each year.
- Flippin heck, this is in another class altogether.
- I'm sure many of these places could find new life - heck, I'd happily take a few over, renovate and re-use!
- OK, so we know it's bad to sunbathe, we have read about the damage to our skin, but heck, as soon as the sun shines it's out with the deck chair and face in full rays.
- I'm sure I'm making more of this than the event was worth but, heck, that's what weblogs are for.
- I was going to quote only a part of it, but heck, it's all relevant so here it is.
- I can remember my mother going out in a see-through top 10 days after my sister was born and I thought, blinking heck.
- I'm not sure the neighbours were too impressed, but heck - I was worshipping!
Synonyms
damn, damnation, blast, hell, heck, gordon bennett
1. 1.1the heck Used for emphasis in questions and exclamations.
  用于加重语气见鬼的
  what the heck's the matter?
  到底有什么鬼事情？
  Example sentencesExamples
  And who the heck was this beautiful, poisonous woman, for that matter?
  Dex looked at me and gave a freaked out smile as to say where the heck did that question come from after one creepy long stare?
  Just one question though - why the heck do they photoshop these girls so much?
  She was just about to ask why the heck it should matter to him, when a scream of pain came from behind her.
  All that was going through my mind was a question asking what the heck he was doing.
  Which begs the question: where the heck was Miller the first four weeks of the season?
  So, my question is: does that columnist know what the heck he is talking about?
  Because in the final analysis the political is political and the truth of the matter is the personal should stay the heck out of it.
  But it mattered not, because wherever the heck we were, the place contained a charity shop!
  Which brings up the inevitable question: What the heck has Bob been doing?
  It shouldn't have taken mother that long to cook dinner, no matter what the heck she wanted to stick down my throat.
  One question remains to this day: what the heck was Hawk doing during those 10 years?
  I looked at my parents questionably and wondered what the heck they could've been talking about.
  The question ruminating in my mind was: How the heck did they get all this?
  So the real question may be why the heck are we using corks to seal wine bottles anyway?
  He didn't really think they were ugly, but why the heck did she ask a question like that?
  The only question was, what the heck was she supposed to do about it?
  The question to ask is: What the heck does this have to do with being a glorified catalog retailer?
  Jen mentions Jason's big question - how the heck do bloggers have the time to write so much stuff?
2. 1.2a heck of a — Used for emphasis in various statements or exclamations.
  用于加重语气见鬼的
  it was a heck of a lot of money
  那是了不得的一大笔钱啊。
  Example sentencesExamples
  That's one heck of a fat lip.
  He's funny, sexy as hell, a heck of a nice guy, unmarried, good values, yadda yadda.
  This was going to be one heck of a frustrating experience for the both of them.
  That seems like a heck of a lot of money to sit on your butt all day.

Origin

Late 19th century (originally northern English dialect): euphemistic alteration of hell.

hell from Old English:
Hell descends from an ancient Indo-European root with the sense ‘to cover, hide’ which also gave rise to Latin celare (root of conceal (Middle English) and occult) and to English hole (see hold), helmet (Late Middle English), and heel ‘to set a plant in the ground and cover its roots’. This was originally unconnected with the Old English word for the part of the foot, but rather came from helian ‘cover’.
The infernal regions are regarded as a place of torment or punishment, and many curses and exclamations, such as a hell of a— or one hell of a—, depend on this. These expressions used to be shocking, and until the early 20th century were usually printed as h—l or h—. Alterations such as heck (late 19th century) served the same softening purpose in speech as well as in writing. The saying hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is a near quotation from a 1697 play by William Congreve: ‘Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned.’ The dramatist Colley Cibber had used very similar words just a year earlier, and the idea was commonplace in the Renaissance. It can be traced back to the Greek dramatist Euripides of the 5th century bc. Strictly the ‘fury’ is one of the Furies of Greek mythology, frightening goddesses who avenged wrong and punished crime, but most people now use and interpret it in the sense ‘wild or violent anger’. The proverb the road to hell is paved with good intentions dates from the late 16th century, but earlier forms existed which omitted the first three words. Grumpy and misanthropic people everywhere will agree with the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre who wrote in 1944: ‘Hell is other people.’

Rhymes

beck, bedeck, check, cheque, Chiang Kai-shek, crosscheck, Czech, deck, dreck, exec, fleck, hitech, keck, lek, neck, peck, Québec, rec, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, spot-check, tec, tech, Toulouse-Lautrec, trek, wreck

Definition of heck in US English:

heck

exclamationhekhɛk

1Expressing surprise, frustration, or dismay.
唉，糟糕，见鬼
oh heck, I can't for the life of me remember
哦，见鬼，我无论如何都没法记住的。
Example sentencesExamples
- Flippin heck, this is in another class altogether.
- Don's family always remembers my birthday - heck, his mom even sends me a check each year.
- It worked almost too well, resistance was indeed futile, but heck, they probably could've swore at me and the results would have been similar.
- Yes, its not so original, but heck, I am sure you can relate to it.
- But heck, most women just buy them in quantity because they're gorgeous.
- It's not an easy book, but, heck, there are plenty of easy books around.
- So, it may not be fruitful to do something like that, but heck, I'd try it.
- But heck, it's fun, and if you've seen the movie, then you'd probably be interested in taking the test, too.
- OK, so we know it's bad to sunbathe, we have read about the damage to our skin, but heck, as soon as the sun shines it's out with the deck chair and face in full rays.
- I can remember my mother going out in a see-through top 10 days after my sister was born and I thought, blinking heck.
- Flipping heck, dash it, and crumbs - I think I'm becoming a potty mouth.
- The temptation to take a train to Stockholm… heck, even to Zagreb just seemed fascinating to me.
- I surprised my parents, heck I even surprised Mrs. Morgan, the old lady next door.
- Oh heck, it could even be a combination of all the reasons.
- I was going to quote only a part of it, but heck, it's all relevant so here it is.
- I'm not sure the neighbours were too impressed, but heck - I was worshipping!
- At Swedish weddings, the custom is to toast the bride, groom, bridesmaids and, well heck, anyone else who catches your eye, with schnapps.
- I'm sure many of these places could find new life - heck, I'd happily take a few over, renovate and re-use!
- But heck, I couldn't image pressing the 90 lb that I now do, a couple of years ago.
- I'm sure I'm making more of this than the event was worth but, heck, that's what weblogs are for.
Synonyms
damn, damnation, blast, hell, heck, gordon bennett
1. 1.1the heck Used for emphasis in questions and exclamations.
  用于加重语气见鬼的
  what the heck's the matter?
  到底有什么鬼事情？
  Example sentencesExamples
  The only question was, what the heck was she supposed to do about it?
  Dex looked at me and gave a freaked out smile as to say where the heck did that question come from after one creepy long stare?
  So, my question is: does that columnist know what the heck he is talking about?
  And who the heck was this beautiful, poisonous woman, for that matter?
  I looked at my parents questionably and wondered what the heck they could've been talking about.
  The question ruminating in my mind was: How the heck did they get all this?
  One question remains to this day: what the heck was Hawk doing during those 10 years?
  But it mattered not, because wherever the heck we were, the place contained a charity shop!
  All that was going through my mind was a question asking what the heck he was doing.
  Jen mentions Jason's big question - how the heck do bloggers have the time to write so much stuff?
  It shouldn't have taken mother that long to cook dinner, no matter what the heck she wanted to stick down my throat.
  Which begs the question: where the heck was Miller the first four weeks of the season?
  So the real question may be why the heck are we using corks to seal wine bottles anyway?
  Because in the final analysis the political is political and the truth of the matter is the personal should stay the heck out of it.
  Which brings up the inevitable question: What the heck has Bob been doing?
  The question to ask is: What the heck does this have to do with being a glorified catalog retailer?
  Just one question though - why the heck do they photoshop these girls so much?
  He didn't really think they were ugly, but why the heck did she ask a question like that?
  She was just about to ask why the heck it should matter to him, when a scream of pain came from behind her.

Phrases

a heck of a —

Used for emphasis in various statements or exclamations.
用于加重语气见鬼的
it was a heck of a lot of money
那是了不得的一大笔钱啊。

Origin

Late 19th century (originally northern English dialect): euphemistic alteration of hell.

词汇	heck
释义	Definition of heck in English: heck exclamation hɛkhɛk 1Expressing surprise, frustration, or dismay. 唉，糟糕，见鬼 oh heck, I can't for the life of me remember 哦，见鬼，我无论如何都没法记住的。 Example sentencesExamples So, it may not be fruitful to do something like that, but heck, I'd try it. It worked almost too well, resistance was indeed futile, but heck, they probably could've swore at me and the results would have been similar. Flipping heck, dash it, and crumbs - I think I'm becoming a potty mouth. At Swedish weddings, the custom is to toast the bride, groom, bridesmaids and, well heck, anyone else who catches your eye, with schnapps. It's not an easy book, but, heck, there are plenty of easy books around. I surprised my parents, heck I even surprised Mrs. Morgan, the old lady next door. But heck, I couldn't image pressing the 90 lb that I now do, a couple of years ago. But heck, it's fun, and if you've seen the movie, then you'd probably be interested in taking the test, too. Oh heck, it could even be a combination of all the reasons. The temptation to take a train to Stockholm… heck, even to Zagreb just seemed fascinating to me. Yes, its not so original, but heck, I am sure you can relate to it. But heck, most women just buy them in quantity because they're gorgeous. Don's family always remembers my birthday - heck, his mom even sends me a check each year. Flippin heck, this is in another class altogether. I'm sure many of these places could find new life - heck, I'd happily take a few over, renovate and re-use! OK, so we know it's bad to sunbathe, we have read about the damage to our skin, but heck, as soon as the sun shines it's out with the deck chair and face in full rays. I'm sure I'm making more of this than the event was worth but, heck, that's what weblogs are for. I was going to quote only a part of it, but heck, it's all relevant so here it is. I can remember my mother going out in a see-through top 10 days after my sister was born and I thought, blinking heck. I'm not sure the neighbours were too impressed, but heck - I was worshipping! Synonyms damn, damnation, blast, hell, heck, gordon bennett 1.1the heck Used for emphasis in questions and exclamations. 用于加重语气见鬼的 what the heck's the matter? 到底有什么鬼事情？ Example sentencesExamples And who the heck was this beautiful, poisonous woman, for that matter? Dex looked at me and gave a freaked out smile as to say where the heck did that question come from after one creepy long stare? Just one question though - why the heck do they photoshop these girls so much? She was just about to ask why the heck it should matter to him, when a scream of pain came from behind her. All that was going through my mind was a question asking what the heck he was doing. Which begs the question: where the heck was Miller the first four weeks of the season? So, my question is: does that columnist know what the heck he is talking about? Because in the final analysis the political is political and the truth of the matter is the personal should stay the heck out of it. But it mattered not, because wherever the heck we were, the place contained a charity shop! Which brings up the inevitable question: What the heck has Bob been doing? It shouldn't have taken mother that long to cook dinner, no matter what the heck she wanted to stick down my throat. One question remains to this day: what the heck was Hawk doing during those 10 years? I looked at my parents questionably and wondered what the heck they could've been talking about. The question ruminating in my mind was: How the heck did they get all this? So the real question may be why the heck are we using corks to seal wine bottles anyway? He didn't really think they were ugly, but why the heck did she ask a question like that? The only question was, what the heck was she supposed to do about it? The question to ask is: What the heck does this have to do with being a glorified catalog retailer? Jen mentions Jason's big question - how the heck do bloggers have the time to write so much stuff? 1.2a heck of a — Used for emphasis in various statements or exclamations. 用于加重语气见鬼的 it was a heck of a lot of money 那是了不得的一大笔钱啊。 Example sentencesExamples That's one heck of a fat lip. He's funny, sexy as hell, a heck of a nice guy, unmarried, good values, yadda yadda. This was going to be one heck of a frustrating experience for the both of them. That seems like a heck of a lot of money to sit on your butt all day. Origin Late 19th century (originally northern English dialect): euphemistic alteration of hell. hell from Old English: Hell descends from an ancient Indo-European root with the sense ‘to cover, hide’ which also gave rise to Latin celare (root of conceal (Middle English) and occult) and to English hole (see hold), helmet (Late Middle English), and heel ‘to set a plant in the ground and cover its roots’. This was originally unconnected with the Old English word for the part of the foot, but rather came from helian ‘cover’. The infernal regions are regarded as a place of torment or punishment, and many curses and exclamations, such as a hell of a— or one hell of a—, depend on this. These expressions used to be shocking, and until the early 20th century were usually printed as h—l or h—. Alterations such as heck (late 19th century) served the same softening purpose in speech as well as in writing. The saying hell hath no fury like a woman scorned is a near quotation from a 1697 play by William Congreve: ‘Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor Hell a fury like a woman scorned.’ The dramatist Colley Cibber had used very similar words just a year earlier, and the idea was commonplace in the Renaissance. It can be traced back to the Greek dramatist Euripides of the 5th century bc. Strictly the ‘fury’ is one of the Furies of Greek mythology, frightening goddesses who avenged wrong and punished crime, but most people now use and interpret it in the sense ‘wild or violent anger’. The proverb the road to hell is paved with good intentions dates from the late 16th century, but earlier forms existed which omitted the first three words. Grumpy and misanthropic people everywhere will agree with the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre who wrote in 1944: ‘Hell is other people.’ Rhymes beck, bedeck, check, cheque, Chiang Kai-shek, crosscheck, Czech, deck, dreck, exec, fleck, hitech, keck, lek, neck, peck, Québec, rec, reck, sec, sneck, spec, speck, spot-check, tec, tech, Toulouse-Lautrec, trek, wreck Definition of heck in US English: heck exclamationhekhɛk 1Expressing surprise, frustration, or dismay. 唉，糟糕，见鬼 oh heck, I can't for the life of me remember 哦，见鬼，我无论如何都没法记住的。 Example sentencesExamples Flippin heck, this is in another class altogether. Don's family always remembers my birthday - heck, his mom even sends me a check each year. It worked almost too well, resistance was indeed futile, but heck, they probably could've swore at me and the results would have been similar. Yes, its not so original, but heck, I am sure you can relate to it. But heck, most women just buy them in quantity because they're gorgeous. It's not an easy book, but, heck, there are plenty of easy books around. So, it may not be fruitful to do something like that, but heck, I'd try it. But heck, it's fun, and if you've seen the movie, then you'd probably be interested in taking the test, too. OK, so we know it's bad to sunbathe, we have read about the damage to our skin, but heck, as soon as the sun shines it's out with the deck chair and face in full rays. I can remember my mother going out in a see-through top 10 days after my sister was born and I thought, blinking heck. Flipping heck, dash it, and crumbs - I think I'm becoming a potty mouth. The temptation to take a train to Stockholm… heck, even to Zagreb just seemed fascinating to me. I surprised my parents, heck I even surprised Mrs. Morgan, the old lady next door. Oh heck, it could even be a combination of all the reasons. I was going to quote only a part of it, but heck, it's all relevant so here it is. I'm not sure the neighbours were too impressed, but heck - I was worshipping! At Swedish weddings, the custom is to toast the bride, groom, bridesmaids and, well heck, anyone else who catches your eye, with schnapps. I'm sure many of these places could find new life - heck, I'd happily take a few over, renovate and re-use! But heck, I couldn't image pressing the 90 lb that I now do, a couple of years ago. I'm sure I'm making more of this than the event was worth but, heck, that's what weblogs are for. Synonyms damn, damnation, blast, hell, heck, gordon bennett 1.1the heck Used for emphasis in questions and exclamations. 用于加重语气见鬼的 what the heck's the matter? 到底有什么鬼事情？ Example sentencesExamples The only question was, what the heck was she supposed to do about it? Dex looked at me and gave a freaked out smile as to say where the heck did that question come from after one creepy long stare? So, my question is: does that columnist know what the heck he is talking about? And who the heck was this beautiful, poisonous woman, for that matter? I looked at my parents questionably and wondered what the heck they could've been talking about. The question ruminating in my mind was: How the heck did they get all this? One question remains to this day: what the heck was Hawk doing during those 10 years? But it mattered not, because wherever the heck we were, the place contained a charity shop! All that was going through my mind was a question asking what the heck he was doing. Jen mentions Jason's big question - how the heck do bloggers have the time to write so much stuff? It shouldn't have taken mother that long to cook dinner, no matter what the heck she wanted to stick down my throat. Which begs the question: where the heck was Miller the first four weeks of the season? So the real question may be why the heck are we using corks to seal wine bottles anyway? Because in the final analysis the political is political and the truth of the matter is the personal should stay the heck out of it. Which brings up the inevitable question: What the heck has Bob been doing? The question to ask is: What the heck does this have to do with being a glorified catalog retailer? Just one question though - why the heck do they photoshop these girls so much? He didn't really think they were ugly, but why the heck did she ask a question like that? She was just about to ask why the heck it should matter to him, when a scream of pain came from behind her. Phrases a heck of a — Used for emphasis in various statements or exclamations. 用于加重语气见鬼的 it was a heck of a lot of money 那是了不得的一大笔钱啊。 Origin Late 19th century (originally northern English dialect): euphemistic alteration of hell. int.1 phr.
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