Word · Frequency #17262
warhead
弹头
the front part of a guided missile, rocket, or torpedo that carries the explosive charge
导弹、火箭或鱼雷的前部，装有炸药
- 1.
The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.
导弹、射弹、鱼雷、火箭或其他弹药中用于装载核/热核装置、高爆炸药、化学/生物制剂或惰性材料以造成毁伤的部分。
- 2.
the front part of a guided missile or rocket or torpedo that carries the nuclear or explosive charge or the chemical or biological agents
导弹、火箭或鱼雷的前部,装载核弹头、炸药、化学或生物剂。
导弹、射弹、鱼雷、火箭或其他弹药中用于装载核/热核装置、高爆炸药、化学/生物制剂或惰性材料以造成毁伤的部分。；导弹、火箭或鱼雷的前部,装载核弹头、炸药、化学或生物剂。
In use
The missile was equipped with a nuclear warhead capable of devastating an entire city.
Engineers are developing a new warhead that delivers a conventional explosive charge more accurately.
The treaty limits the number of warheads each country can possess on its long-range missiles.
a [adjective] warhead
The missile carried a nuclear warhead.
导弹携带了一枚核弹头。
the warhead of [noun]
The warhead of the torpedo was detonated.
鱼雷的弹头被引爆了。
warhead with [explosive type]
Connections
Collocations
- nuclear warhead
- 核弹头
- The treaty limits the number of nuclear warheads each country may possess.该条约限制了每个国家可拥有的核弹头数量。
- missile warhead
- 导弹弹头
- The missile warhead failed to detonate upon impact.导弹弹头撞击后未能引爆。
- thermonuclear warhead
- 热核弹头
- A thermonuclear warhead uses fusion reactions to release enormous energy.热核弹头利用聚变反应释放巨大能量。
- conventional warhead
- 常规弹头
- This drone can be equipped with a conventional warhead for precise strikes.这种无人机可配备常规弹头以实施精确打击。
- carry a warhead
- 携带弹头
- The new missile can carry a warhead over long distances.这种新型导弹可携带弹头进行远程打击。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：想象导弹最前端的“头”上写着 war（战争），这颗“战争之头”就是弹头。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military and defense、news reporting、technical documents 该词为正式用语，多用于军事、技术或新闻报道等书面语境；日常口语中较少单独出现，常与 missile、nuclear 等搭配使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与of, with搭配
Pronunciation & Spelling
In warhead, the final syllable -head is pronounced /hɛd/, matching head, ahead, bed, bread, and dead. Beware the lookalike forehead: it is pronounced /ˈfɔːrɪd/, not /ˈfɔːrˌhɛd/, so it does not rhyme.
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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