head + direction adverb
方向副词可以是 home, back, east, west 等，表示朝某方向移动。
We should head north.
我们应该向北走。
领导；主管；率领；位于…前头；走在…前面；用头顶（球）；去掉…的头/顶部；截去…的顶部；发源；源于
指挥,负责(另见head up)
To be in command of. (See also head up.)
处于...的开头或前端；开始
To come at the beginning or front of; to commence.
用头撞击
To strike with the head
朝特定方向移动
To move in a specified direction.
去掉(鱼)的头
To remove the head from (a fish).
发源；发端；河流行经
To originate; to spring; to have its course, as a river.
形成头部或顶端
To form a head.
形成头部；给...装上头
To form a head (on or to); to fit or furnish (something) with a head.
砍掉顶部；剪除
To cut off the top of; to lop off.
走在...前面
To go in front of.
挡在...前面以阻碍或阻止；反对
To get in the front of, so as to hinder or stop; to oppose.
制止；约束
To check or restrain.
使...倒立
To set on the head.
一般现在时
She heads the committee.
她领导委员会。
past
He headed the ball into the goal.
他用头把球顶进了球门。
现在完成时
They have headed the project for years.
他们领导这个项目已有多年。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She heads the marketing team and oversees all campaigns.
她领导市场团队，负责监督所有营销活动。
用法提示：此处 head 作及物动词，意为“领导、主管”
After the meeting, we headed north along the highway.
会议结束后，我们沿着高速公路向北行驶。
用法提示：此处 head 作不及物动词，意为“朝特定方向行进”
The president heads the committee that makes final decisions.
总统领导委员会做出最终决定。
用法提示：此处 head 作及物动词，意为“作为…的首领”
方向副词可以是 home, back, east, west 等，表示朝某方向移动。
We should head north.
我们应该向北走。
for 后接目的地，toward 后接方向；也可用 be headed for 表示目前的方向。
The ship headed for the port.
船驶向港口。
表示担任主管或领导；口语中也可说 head up，如 She heads up a large company.
She heads a large company.
她领导一家大公司。
head 作动词还有“用头顶（球）”的意思，常用在足球等运动场景中。
He headed the ball past the goalkeeper.
他把球顶过了守门员。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday he head the ball into the goal.
正确表达Yesterday he headed the ball into the goal.
head 是规则动词，过去式应为 headed，不能用原形 head。
grammar · medium
易错句子I headed to home after the party.
正确表达I headed home after the party.
home 在这里是副词，表示方向时前面不加 to；head 后接副词 home，而非介词短语 to home。
grammar · medium
易错句子She heads of the marketing team.
正确表达She heads the marketing team.
head 作“主管、负责”讲是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 of。
领导；主管
She heads up the marketing team.
她主管市场团队。
朝……去；前往
They headed for the beach early in the morning.
他们一大早就朝海滩出发了。
防止；阻止
The manager acted quickly to head off a crisis.
经理迅速采取行动以阻止危机。
返回；掉头回去
It's getting dark, so we decided to head back home.
天快黑了，所以我们决定返回家。
用头顶球
He headed the ball into the back of the net.
他用头把球顶进了网窝。
名列前茅；位列榜首
Her name heads the list of finalists.
她的名字在决赛入围者名单中位列榜首。
head 作动词表示‘主管、负责’时，常以 committee 等组织为宾语，如 head a committee。
head 表示‘朝特定方向移动’时，通常与方向或目标搭配，如 head in that direction。
head 可表示‘用头顶球’，在足球等运动中常与 ball 搭配，如 head the ball。
head 可表示‘发源’或‘流向’，river 常作主语，如 the river heads north。
head 表示‘前往’时，常与 to/for 搭配，destination 指移动的目标地点。
负责；主管；领导
She heads up the marketing team.
她负责市场团队。
阻止；防止
The manager headed off the criticism with a quick apology.
经理迅速道歉，避免了批评。
朝…去；走向（不好的结果）
The company is heading for trouble if it doesn't change.
如果公司不改变，就会陷入困境。
出自1950年代美国西部剧《Rawhide》（皮鞭）的主题曲，是牛仔赶牛时喊的口令，意为“把它们赶起来，出发！”。
On the cattle drive, the foreman shouted, "Head 'em up! Move 'em out!"
赶牛途中，工头喊道：“把它们赶起来，出发！”
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