spearhead
Chinese meaning
率先发起；带头推动（倡议/行动）
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Example
As federal regulations falter and “forever chemicals” continue to disproportionately impact disadvantaged fenceline communities, ordinary citizens are bypassing political gridlock to spearhead their own environmental justice movements.
随着联邦监管乏力，永久化学物质持续对弱势的邻避社区造成不成比例的影响，普通公民正绕开政治僵局，自发带头推动属于自己的环境正义运动。
Source: Earth.org · 8 Jul 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自中古英语 spere-hed，即'矛+头'
- spear（矛）+ head（头）→ 矛头，引申为先锋、带头
Collocations
- spearhead a campaign / spearhead an initiative / spearhead a movement
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