head /hed/ ► SEE ALLhead for/towards sthhead offhead sb offhead sb/sth offhead towards sth, etc.head up sth●ˈhead for/towards sth🔑 ( be ˈheaded for/towards sthespecially NAmE) (often used in the progressive tenses常用于进行时) 1.to be going in a particular direction or to a particular place朝…方向（或地点）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。SYNmake for sb/sth2.to be likely to experience sth, especially sth bad可能遭受，会招致（尤指不幸或不祥的事）◆They’re heading for trouble. 他们要惹麻烦的。◆The country is headed for an economic disaster. 国家将要陷入经济灾难。OBJtrouble, defeat, disaster, victory, a fall[v + prep][be + v + prep]●ˌhead ˈoffto leave a place to go somewhere else or do sth else出发；起程◆It’s time we headed off to get the train. 我们该动身去赶火车了。[v + adv]●ˌhead sb ˈoffto 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。SYNintercept sb (more formal) [v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●ˌhead sb/sth ˈoffto prevent sth; to stop sb from doing sth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。[v + adv + n][v + n/pron + adv]●ˈhead towards sth, etc.➡head for/towards sth, etc.●ˌhead ˈup sthto be in charge of sth such as a department, a company, an organization, etc.领导，掌管（某个部门、公司、机构等）◆She heads up our finance division. 她是我们的财务部门主管。◆The new company will be headed up by Graham Hart. 新公司将由格雷厄姆・哈特执掌。OBJoperation, companyNOTEWhen the object of head up is a noun, it comes after up, but when the object is a pronoun, it comes between head and up * head up 的宾语如果是名词，应置于 up 之后；但如果是代词，应置于 head 和 up 之间◆This new company—who will head it up? 这家新公司——将由谁来执掌？NOTEHead sth is also used on its own * head sth 也单独使用◆She heads our finance division. 她是我们的财务部门主管。[v + adv + n][v + pron + adv]