heck

1. INTERJ People sometimes say "heck!" when they are slightly irritated or surprised. 該死; 見鬼(表示稍感惱怒、喫驚等)[非正式]

Heck, if you don't like it, don't vote for him. 真是的！如果你不喜歡，就不要投他的票。

2. PHRASE People use a heck of to emphasize how big something is or how much of it there is. 極大; 極多[非正式] [PHR n]

They're spending a heck of a lot of money. 他們在大把大把地花錢。

The truth is, I'm in one heck of a mess. 實際上我現在麻煩大了。

3. PHRASE You use the heck in expressions such as "what the heck" and "how the heck" in order to emphasize a question, especially when you are puzzled or annoyed. 到底; 究竟[非正式] [quest PHR]

What the heck's that?

那到底是什麽鬼東西？

The question was, where the heck was he?

問題是，他究竟人在哪兒？

4. PHRASE You say "what the heck" to indicate that you do not care about a bad aspect of an action or situation. 琯它呢; 不琯它[非正式] [PHR with cl]

What the heck, I thought, I'll give it a whirl. 琯它呢，我想，我要試試看。

5. N a frame for obstructing the passage of fish in a river (攔捉河魚用的)谿流木柵[Northern English] [DIALECT]