heck

1. INTERJ People sometimes say "heck!" when they are slightly irritated or surprised. 该死; 见鬼(表示稍感恼怒、吃惊等)[非正式]

Heck, if you don't like it, don't vote for him. 真是的！如果你不喜欢，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. 极大; 极多[非正式] [PHR n]

They're spending a heck of a lot of money. 他们在大把大把地花钱。

The truth is, I'm in one heck of a mess. 实际上我现在麻烦大了。

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?

那到底是什么鬼东西？

The question was, where the heck was he?

问题是，他究竟人在哪儿？

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

What the heck, I thought, I'll give it a whirl. 管它呢，我想，我要试试看。

5. N a frame for obstructing the passage of fish in a river (拦捉河鱼用的)溪流木栅[Northern English] [DIALECT]