How do you use "head over heels" in a sentence?

She's head over heels for him. They fell head over heels within weeks. I'm head over heels in love with this city.

head over heels

Q: What does "head over heels" mean?

completely in love Totally and deeply in love, often to the point of losing rational thought. The phrase suggests being so overwhelmed that normal orientation is reversed.

Slang Term BritishAmericanAustralian Unknown informal

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Significado: completely in love

完全坠入爱河。

Completamente enamorado/a.

完全に恋に落ちている。

완전히 사랑에 빠진.

Totally and deeply in love, often to the point of losing rational thought. The phrase suggests being so overwhelmed that normal orientation is reversed.

完全深深地爱上了，往往到了失去理智的地步。这个短语暗示被爱情冲昏了头脑，天翻地覆。

Total y profundamente enamorado/a, a menudo hasta el punto de perder la razón. La frase sugiere estar tan abrumado/a que la orientación normal se invierte.

完全に深く恋に落ちており、しばしば理性を失うほど。通常の感覚がひっくり返るほど圧倒されていることを示す表現。

이성을 잃을 정도로 완전히 깊이 사랑에 빠진 상태. 정상적인 방향 감각이 뒤집힐 만큼 압도되었다는 뜻을 내포한다.

Ejemplos

She's head over heels for him.
她对他神魂颠倒
Está loca por él
彼女は彼に夢中だ
그녀는 그에게 완전히 빠져 있어.
They fell head over heels within weeks.
他们几周之内就坠入了爱河
Se enamoraron perdidamente en semanas
彼らは数週間で夢中になった
그들은 몇 주 만에 푹 빠졌어.
I'm head over heels in love with this city.
我完全爱上了这座城市
Estoy perdidamente enamorado de esta ciudad
この街に完全に恋してる
이 도시에 완전히 반해 버렸어.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: romance, relationships

Tono: romantic

✓ Correcto

Describe intense love
用来描述强烈的爱情
para describir amor intenso
激しい恋を表現する時に使う
강렬한 사랑을 표현할 때

✗ Incorrecto

For casual attraction
不用于随意的好感
No se usa para atracción casual
軽い好意に対しては使わない
가벼운 호감에는 사용하지 않음

Origen e historia

Originally 'heels over head' (which makes more sense as tumbling), the phrase was reversed by the 18th century. Represents the disorienting effect of intense love.

Contexto cultural

Era: timeless

Generation: all ages

Social background: all

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