单词 | spearhead |
释义 | spearhead (spɪəʳhed ) Word forms: spearheads , spearheading , spearheaded 1. verb If someone spearheads a campaign or an attack, they lead it. [journalism] She is spearheading a national campaign against bullying. [VERB noun] Helicopters can to some extent take the place of tanks by spearheading the airborne attack. [VERB noun] Synonyms: lead, head, pioneer, launch 2. countable noun [usually singular, usually with supplement] The spearhead of a campaign is the person or group that leads it. [journalism] The marines went ashore as a spearhead this morning to capture key targets. Synonyms: leader, front runner, driving force, front line Collocations: spearhead a drive Television commercials and press advertisements will spearhead a drive to educate them about the difference between arranged and forced marriages. Times, Sunday Times In her new role, she will spearhead the drive to stamp out fraud in financial services with moves such as an early warning system for hedge fund fraud. Times, Sunday Times He volunteered to spearhead the drive. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the first episode, for example, she spearheads a drive for the construction of a neighborhood playground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It spearheaded the creation of the single market. Times,Sunday Times It spearheaded the creation of inter-agency committees to rationalize the otherwise free-for-all system of allocating government resources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the 1970s a group of experienced sailors spearheaded the creation of an offshore sailing department which gave the opportunity for older members to participate in nautical activities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A 3 million investment of government money helped to spearhead the development. Times, Sunday Times There he and his colleagues spearheaded the development of these 'sialons', now widely used in metalcutting and aluminium processing. Times, Sunday Times He reconfigured the orchestra, reimagined the concert hall, devised new approaches to concert-giving, spearheaded the development of electronic music and generally embodied the unquestioned need to 'make it new'. Times, Sunday Times After using several boats unsuccessfully, the joint venture spearheaded the development of an improved icebreaker design. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The city has spearheaded the development of the to provide local students with a chance to receive a first-rate education in engineering and technology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 领导 一场运动或袭击 Japanese: 先頭に立つ |
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