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spearhead of [something]
He was the spearhead of the reform movement.
他是改革运动的先锋。
带头人；先锋；发起者
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带头人；先锋；发起者
a person or thing that leads or initiates an activity, such as an attack or campaign
He was the spearhead of the reform movement.
他是改革运动的先锋。
矛的尖头或尖端。
The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
领导或发起活动(攻击或运动等)的人
someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
领导或发起活动(如攻击或运动)的事物或人。
Something or somebody leading or initiating an activity (such as an attack or campaign).
攻击中的先锋军事单位
the leading military unit in an attack
She was the spearhead of the new marketing campaign at our company.
她是我们公司新营销活动的带头人。
The professor is widely regarded as the spearhead of modern research in this field.
这位教授被广泛认为是该领域现代研究的先锋。
The community group acted as a spearhead for local environmental reforms.
该社区团体成为当地环境改革的先锋。
He was the spearhead of the reform movement.
他是改革运动的先锋。
The new technology acted as a spearhead for the industry.
这项新技术成为了行业的先锋。
定冠词 the 可省略，但保留更常见。
The company is the spearhead of innovation in the region.
该公司是该地区创新的先锋。
Not this
He was spearhead of the project.
Use this
He was the spearhead of the project.
英语中可数名词单数需加冠词，汉语没有冠词，学习者易遗漏。
Not this
He was a spearhead in the environmental movement.
Use this
He was a spearhead of the environmental movement.
名词spearhead后面通常用介词of表示所领导的运动或活动，受汉语影响可能误用in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一场运动的发起者；运动的先锋
She was the spearhead of the campaign to save the library.
她是拯救图书馆这场运动的发起者。
进攻的先锋；突击力量
Tanks were the spearhead of the offensive.
坦克构成了这次进攻的突击力量。
先头部队；先锋部队
The spearhead unit was ordered to secure the bridge.
先头部队奉命占领那座桥。
青铜矛头
The exhibit includes a beautifully crafted bronze spearhead.
展览中有一件制作精美的青铜矛头。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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想象一支矛的尖端，最先刺向敌人——spearhead 就是先锋、带头人。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、商务与项目管理 spearhead 作名词表示‘带头人、发起者’时，通常用于新闻、商务等较正式的书面语境；口语中较少直说 spearhead，更常听到 leader 或 initiator。
可数名词；常与 of 连用，表示...的先锋。
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