forelock

noun

1. 额发
   a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs down over the forehead
2. （马的）额毛，门鬃
   a part of a horse's mane that grows forwards between its ears

1. N-COUNT 额发
   A forelock is a piece of hair that falls over your forehead. People often used to pull their forelocks to show respect for other people of a higher class than they were.
   1. He touched his forelock in mock deference.
      他手触额发假装尊敬。
2. 顶礼膜拜;毕恭毕敬
   If you say that a person tugs their forelock to another person, you are criticizing them for showing too much respect to the second person or being unnecessarily worried about their opinions.

1. He touched his forelock in mock deference.
   他手触额发假装尊敬。
2. I'll take time by the forelock to study English and another foreign language at least.
   我得抓住机会去学习英语和其他至少一门语言。
3. Take time by the forelock.-Greek Proverb
   抓住时间的额发，抢在时间的前头。&希腊谚语
4. You must take time by the forelock and do it now.
   你必须抓紧时间，现在就去做。
5. Their hooves are small and extremely strong, with little or no feathering, and a sparse mane and tail, often with no forelock.
   他们蹄小和极强，很少或没有羽化，和稀疏的鬃毛和尾巴，往往没有开口销。
6. Never stand directly in front or directly behind a horse, even when you are brushing his tail or forelock, because he may not be able to see you well.
   不要站在马的正前方或正后方，即使你在帮它刷尾巴或者前额，因为它不一定看得见你。
7. Take time by the forelock.& Robert Louis Stevenson
   要把握时机。&史蒂文森
8. If you want to amount to something, you must seize time by the forelock, lay siege to optimal choice and let promethean fire emit light and heat.
   有所作为，就在于抓住时光，努力追寻“最优抉择”，让生命之火顺应时代发光发热。
9. She will leave for the United States soon, so if you want to ask her anything you must take time by the forelock.
   她很快就要到美国去了，因此如果你想问她询问什么就必须抓紧时间。
10. Seize time by the forelock.
    趁热打铁。（抓住时机。）
11. Methods The middle cerebral artery occlusion ( MCAO) models were induced by forelock nylon strand.
    方法采用线拴法阻塞大鼠大脑中动脉造成局灶性脑缺血（MCAO）模型，各组使用相应药物灌胃10d后测定MCAO大鼠血液流变学各参数指标。
12. To enhance the strength and logically allocate telecom resources for high efficiency, the Chinese telecom industry should seize time by the forelock to make use of the merger and acquisition channels to better realize the telecom industrial reorganization and transformation.
    为增强自身实力、合理配置电信资源并提高其使用效率，我国电信业应抓住时机利用并购渠道完善电信业的重组变革。

n.

touch/tug your forelock (to sb)

• （对某人）毕恭毕敬
  to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you

noun

1. a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears

   Synonym:    foretop

2. a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead