head词组,隐喻,短语

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headhead[hɛd]'head for/towards sth (also be 'headed for/towards sth especially AmE) 1.■(often used in the progressive tenses 常用于进行时) 2.■to be going in a particular direction or to a particular place朝…方向(或地方)行进；前往:It’s time I was heading for home.到我该回家去的时候了。Jane headed for the door.简走向门口。[synonym]make for sb/sth 3.■to be likely to experience sth,especially sth bad很可能遭受(尤指不幸)；会招致:They’re heading for trouble.他们会惹麻烦的。The country is headed for an economic disaster.国家将要陷入经济灾难。[OBJ]trouble,defeat,disaster,victory,a fall[G]v+prep ◆ be+v+prep,head 'off 4.■to leave a place to go somewhere else or do sth else出发；动身:It’s time we headed off to get the train.我们该动身去上火车了。[G]v+adv,head sb 'off 5.■to get in front of sb in order to make them turn back or go in a different direction拦挡某人使改变方向:Police tried to head off the demonstrators before they got to the city hall.警方试图在游行示威者到达市政厅之前拦截他们。[synonym]intercept sb (more formal)[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv,head sb/sth 'off 6.■to prevent sth; to stop sb from doing sth阻止，防止(某事发生)；阻止(某人做某事):Their attempts to head off criticism have failed.他们阻止别人批评的努力失败了。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv'head towards sth (also be 'headed towards sth especially AmE)=HEAD FOR/TOWARDS STH,BE HEADED FOR/TOWARDS STH,head 'up sth; ,head it/them 'up 7.■to be in charge of sth such as a department, a company,an organization, etc.领导，主管(某部门、公司或机构等):She heads up our finance division.她是我们的财务部门主管。[OBJ]operation,company8.■[NOTE]A noun must always follow up, but a pronoun comes between the verb and up .名词必须放在up 之后，但代词放在动词和up 之间。9.■ This phrasal verb is also used in the passive.这个短语动词也用于被动语态:The new company will be headed up by Graham Hart.新公司将由格雷厄姆·哈特领导。10.■Head sth is also used with the same meaning. head sth 也作此义:She heads our finance division.她是我们的财务部门主管。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv