头

（人或动物的顶部） head:

• 点头

  nod one's head;

• 转过头去

  turn one's head

（指头发或所留的发式） hair or hair style:

• 平头

  crew cut;

• 分头

  parted hair;

• 剪头

  have one's hair cut;

• 梳头

  comb the hair

（物体的顶端或末梢） top; tip; end:

• 笔头儿

  the tip of a writing brush or pencil; the end of a pencil;

• 村东头

  the east end of a village;

• 山头

  the top of a hill; hilltop

（事情的起点或终点） beginning or end:

• 话头儿

  thread of discourse;

• 从头至尾

  from beginning to end;

• 从头讲起

  tell the story from the very beginning;

• 提个头

  give sb. a lead;

• 到头来

  in the end; finally

（物品的残余部分） remnant; end; remains:

• 布头儿

  leftover of a bolt of cloth; odd bits of cloth;

• 烟头

  cigarette end [stub; stump];

• 铅笔头

  pencil stub [stump]

(头目) head; chief:

• 工头

  foreman; boss;

• 土匪头

  chieftain;

• 谁是你们组的头?

  Who is the head of your group?

（方面） aspect; side:

• 分头进行

  proceed each following one assignment;

• 只顾一头

  pay attention to only one aspect;

• 两头落空

  fall between two stools;

• 既然决定了， 就分头去办。

  Now that a decision has been taken, let each one do his job.

（是非界限） bounds:

• 做事（说话）过了头

  go beyond the bounds of what is right

（领头的; 次序居先的） lead; head:

• 头马

  lead horse;

• 先头舰

  a headmost ship

（第一） first:

• 头等

  first-grade; first-class;

• 头奖

  first prize;

• 头胎

  firstborn

（用在数量词前面， 表示次序在前的） first:

• 头一次

  the first time;

• 头半本

  the first half of a book;

• 头三天

  the first three days

[方] （用在“年”或“天”前面， 表示时间在先的） last; previous:

• 头几年

  the past few years;

• 头天

  the previous day; the day before

(临; 接近) prior to; about; before:

• 头吃饭要洗手

  wash hands before eating;

• 头5点就得动身

  have to start before [by] five

（用于牛、驴、骡、羊等家畜）:

• 两头牛

  two head of cattle;

• 一头驴

  a donkey

（用于蒜）:

• 一头蒜

  a bulb of garlic