headquarters

head·quar·ters

H0101700 (hĕd′kwôr′tərz)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)1. The offices of a commander, as of a military unit, from which orders are issued.2. A center of operations or administration: The company has its headquarters in the suburbs.Usage Note: The noun headquarters can be used with either a singular or a plural verb. The plural is more common: The corporation's headquarters are in Boston. But when referring to authority rather than physical location, many people prefer the singular: Division headquarters has approved the new benefits package.

headquarters

(ˌhɛdˈkwɔːtəz) pl n (sometimes functioning as singular) 1. any centre or building from which operations are directed, as in the military, the police, etc2. (Military) a military formation comprising the commander, his staff, and supporting echelons Abbreviations: HQ or h.q.

head•quar•ters

(ˈhɛdˌkwɔr tərz, -ˌkwɔ-)

n., pl. -ters. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a center of operations, as of the police, a military commander, or a business, from which orders are issued. [1640–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	headquarters - (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"central office, main office, home base, home officemukataa - an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound"business office, office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
	2.	headquarters - the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command; "the general's headquarters were a couple of large tents"HQ, military headquarterscommand post, general headquarters, GHQ - military headquarters from which a military commander controls and organizes the forcesguardhouse - a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detainedmilitary installation - any facility servicing military forcesplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than onearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staffplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than oneACLANT, Allied Command Atlantic - a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic CouncilAllied Command Europe, ACE - a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an area extending from Norway to Turkeymilitary force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"headquarters staff - military staff stationed at headquarters

headquarters

plural noun head office, base, HQ, command post, nerve centre, mission control The building is the headquarters of the family firm.

headquarters

noun1. A center of organization, supply, or activity:base, complex, station.Military: installation.2. A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance:center, focus, heart, hub, seat.

Translations

司令部总部指挥部

head

(hed) noun1. the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body. The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement. 頭 头2. a person's mind. An idea came into my head last night. 頭腦 头脑3. the height or length of a head. The horse won by a head. 一頭的距離 一头的距离4. the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc). Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office. 首腦 首脑5. anything that is like a head in shape or position. the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers. 頭狀物 头状物体6. the place where a river, lake etc begins. the head of the Nile. 源頭 源头7. the top, or the top part, of anything. Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table. 上頭 上端8. the front part. He walked at the head of the procession. 前頭 最前面部分9. a particular ability or tolerance. He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures. 才智，容忍度 才智10. a headmaster or headmistress. You'd better ask the Head. 校長 校长11. (for) one person. This dinner costs $10 a head. 個人 个人12. a headland. Beachy Head. 岬 岬13. the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc. 啤酒泡沫 啤酒沫 verb1. to go at the front of or at the top of (something). The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list? 在...的前頭 在...的前头2. to be in charge of; to be the leader of. He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer. 領導，率領 率领3. (often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction. The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster! (使)往特定方向前進 （向特定方向）出发 4. to put or write something at the beginning of. His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'. 加上標題 在...上加标题5. (in football) to hit the ball with the head. He headed the ball into the goal. (足球)用頭頂球 （足球）用头顶球 -headed having (a certain number or type of) head(s). a two-headed monster; a bald-headed man. 有...頭的 有…头的ˈheader noun1. a fall or dive forwards. He slipped and took a header into the mud. 倒栽蔥落下或潛入 头朝下的一跳或跌落2. (in football) the act of hitting the ball with the head. He scored with a great header. (足球)頂球 （足球）用头顶球 ˈheading noun what is written at the top of a page etc. The teacher said that essays must have a proper heading. 標題 标题heads noun, adverb (on) the side of a coin with the head of a king, president etc on it. He tossed the penny and it came down heads. (印有頭像硬幣的)正面 （印有头像硬币的）正面 ˈheadache noun1. a pain in the head. Bright lights give me a headache. 頭痛 头痛2. something worrying. Lack of money is a real headache. 使煩憂的事 使头痛的（事） ˈheadband noun a strip of material worn round the head to keep one's hair off one's face. 束髮帶，頭帶 束发带ˈhead-dress noun something, usually ornamental, which is worn on, and covers, the head. The tribesmen were wearing head-dresses of fur and feathers. 頭飾 头巾，头饰 ˌheadˈfirst adverb with one's head in front or bent forward. He fell headfirst into a pool of water. 頭往前的 头向前的ˈheadgear noun anything that is worn on the head. Hats, caps and helmets are headgear. 帽子，戴在頭上的東西 帽子ˈheadlamp noun a headlight. 前頭燈 头灯，前灯 ˈheadland noun a point of land which sticks out into the sea. 岬 岬ˈheadlight noun a powerful light at or on the front of a car, lorry, train, ship, aeroplane etc. As it was getting dark, the driver switched on his headlights. 前頭燈 前灯ˈheadline noun the words written in large letters at the top of newspaper articles. I never read a paper in detail – I just glance at the headlines. 報紙頭條 大字标题ˈheadlines noun plural a brief statement of the most important items of news, on television or radio. the news headlines. 新聞頭條播報 新闻广播的摘要ˈheadlong adjective, adverb1. moving forwards or downwards, with one's head in front. a headlong dive into the pool of water; He fell headlong into a pool of water. 頭往前的/地 头向前的（地） 2. (done) without thought or delay, often foolishly. a headlong rush; He rushes headlong into disaster. 輕率的/地 轻率的（地） head louse a type of louse that infests the human head. 頭虱 头虱headˈmaster – feminine headˈmistress – noun the person in charge of a school; the principal. 校長 校长ˌhead-ˈon adverb, adjective (usually of cars etc) with the front of one car etc hitting the front of another car etc. a head-on collision; The two cars crashed head-on. (汽車)正面衝撞 正面的（撞车） ˈheadphones noun plural (also ˈearphones) a pair of electronic instruments held over a person's ears, by a metal band over the head, which are connected to a radio. a set of headphones. 耳機 耳机ˌheadˈquarters noun singular or plural (often abbreviated to HQ (eitʃˈkjuː) noun) the place from which the chief officers or leaders of an organization (especially an army) direct and control the activities of that organization. During the election, his house was used as the campaign headquarters. 司令部, 總部 司令部，指挥部 ˈheadrest noun a sort of small cushion which supports a person's head, eg as fitted to a dentist's chair, a car seat. 頭墊 头靠，靠头之物 ˈheadscarf, ˈheadsquare nouns a usually square scarf worn by women over or round the head. 女人的頭巾 女人的头巾ˈheadstone noun a stone put at a grave, usually with the name of the dead person on it, the date of his birth and death etc. 墓石 墓石ˈheadstrong adjective (of people) difficult to persuade or control; always doing or wanting to do what they themselves want. a headstrong, obstinate child. 任性的，剛愎自用的 不受管束的，刚愎的 ˈheadwind noun a wind which is blowing towards one. 逆風 逆风above someone's head too difficult (for someone) to understand. His lecture was well above their heads. 深奧，難以理解 深奥，不易理解 go to someone's head1. (of alcohol) to make someone slightly drunk. Champagne always goes to my head. (酒)讓人微醺 （酒）冲上人的头脑 2. (of praise, success etc) to make someone arrogant, foolish etc. Don't let success go to your head. (讚美、成功等)讓某人沖昏頭 （赞美、成功等）冲昏某人的头脑 head off1. to make (a person, animal etc) change direction. One group of the soldiers rode across the valley to head the bandits off. 使(人、動物)掉頭轉向 拦截，使转向 2. to go in some direction. He headed off towards the river. 向某個方向走 向某个方向走head over heels1. completely. He fell head over heels in love. 完全地 完全地2. turning over completely; headfirst. He fell head over heels into a pond. 倒栽蔥 头朝下heads or tails? used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something. Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them. (擲硬幣)正面或反面 （掷钱币时问）正面还是反面？ keep one's head to remain calm and sensible in a crisis etc. 處變不驚 保持镇静lose one's head to become angry or excited, or to act foolishly in a crisis. 發怒，驚慌失措 慌乱，不知所措 make head or tail of to understand. I can't make head or tail of these instructions. 理解 理解make headway to make progress. We're not making much headway with this new scheme. 往前推進 前进，取得进展 off one's head mad. You must be off your head to work for nothing. 瘋了 失常

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