Word · Frequency #12160
spearhead
带头人；先锋；发起者
a person or thing that leads or initiates an activity, such as an attack or campaign
- 1.
The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
矛的尖头或尖端。
- 2.
someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
领导或发起活动(攻击或运动等)的人
- 3.
Something or somebody leading or initiating an activity (such as an attack or campaign).
领导或发起活动(如攻击或运动)的事物或人。
- 4.
the leading military unit in an attack
攻击中的先锋军事单位
- 5.
The leading military unit in an attack.
进攻中领先的军事单位。
- 6.
the head and sharpened point of a spear
矛的尖头和锋利部分
- 7.
A player who initiates attacking moves.
发起进攻动作的球员。
先头部队；突击队；矛头；矛尖；进攻发起者；矛的尖头或尖端。；领导或发起活动(攻击或运动等)的人
In use
She was the spearhead of the new marketing campaign at our company.
The professor is widely regarded as the spearhead of modern research in this field.
The community group acted as a spearhead for local environmental reforms.
spearhead of [something]
He was the spearhead of the reform movement.
他是改革运动的先锋。
act as a spearhead
The new technology acted as a spearhead for the industry.
这项新技术成为了行业的先锋。
be (the) spearhead
定冠词 the 可省略，但保留更常见。
Connections
Collocations
- the spearhead of a campaign
- 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。
- the spearhead of the offensive
- 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。
- spearhead unit
- 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。
- a bronze spearhead
- 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。
Synonyms
- initiator
- 发起者；发起人 · 强调“发起”的动作，多用于活动/计划/运动，但未必处于最前线。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一支矛的尖端，最先刺向敌人——spearhead 就是先锋、带头人。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词；常与 of 连用，表示...的先锋。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上所有 -head 词都与 spearhead 的末尾音节构成真押韵（/ɛd/ 或 /hɛd/），said 也押此韵。注意：spearhead 的开头 spear- 读 /spɪr/，不是 spare 的 /spɛr/；-head 也绝不读作 -heed /hiːd/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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