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单词 spearhead
释义 spearhead
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English spere-hed, from spere spear + hed head
1.
 a. : the sharp-pointed head of a spear
 b. : something having a sharp-pointed end; specifically : a sharp device on the end of a lath for piercing tobacco stalks that are to be hung on the lath during curing
2.
 a. : a military force that precedes others in a thrust or attack : the leading element in a military thrust or attack
  < smashed the American spearhead in savage fighting — F.V.W.Mason >
 b. : a leading element, force, or influence in an undertaking or development
  < trained to act as the spearhead of miners' demands against the management — Leo Wolman >
  < the spearhead of propaganda is the slogan — S.H.Flowerman >
  < plastics might be said to be the spearhead of the advance in synthetic materials — Howard Marshall >
II. transitive verb
1.
 a. : to take the lead in launching and pressing forward (a military thrust or attack)
  < airborne troops spearheaded a massed crossing of the river — Allan Taylor >
 b. : to precede in a military thrust or attack
  < the dive bombers spearheaded the panzer forces — C.C.Caldwell >
2.
 a. : to take a leading role in (an undertaking or development)
  < spearheaded the medical profession's efforts to improve physician-patient relationships — Milton Silverman >
  < spearheaded the romantic revolution — Florence Bullock >
 b. : to serve as leader of in an undertaking or development
  < spearheaded a group of liberal Democrats who are supporting … the censure movement — Anthony Leviero >
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