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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

head-on [ 'hεd 'ɑn] [ 'hed 'ɔn]
  1. 1. adjective,adverb [American English] 向前的(地),迎头的(地)
    a head-on collision
    迎头碰撞
  2. 2. adjective,adverb [American English] 面对面的(地);直接地
    to meet a problem head-on
    直接面对问题

Collins English-English Dictionary

head-on
  1. 1. adj with the front or fronts foremost
    a head-on collision
  2. 2. adj with directness or without compromise
    in his usual head-on fashion

Examples

to hit one's head on a door
头碰到门上 hit
to rest one's head on a pillow
把头搁在枕头上 rest
to strike one's head on a beam
把头撞在梁上 beam
I hit my head on the desk.
我的头撞在了桌子上。 hit
he bumped his head on the ceiling bump
they impaled his severed head on a spear impale
a radiate head on a coin radiate
Keep a hand on your head, and the other on your hips.
一只手放在头上,另一只放在臀部。
a head-on collision
迎头碰撞 head-on
to meet a problem head-on
直接面对问题 head-on

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