A warhead is the front part of a missile, torpedo, or rocket — the part that carries the explosive and does the damage. The rest of the missile is only the engine and the guidance that carry this part to the target.

A warhead is the front part of a missile, torpedo, or rocket彈頭是飛彈、魚雷或火箭的前面那部分——the part that carries the explosive and does the damage裝炸藥、造成傷害的那部分。The rest of the missile is only the engine and the guidance飛彈其他部分只是引擎和導引系統 that carry this part to the target負責把這部分送到目標。

People say "nuclear warhead" very often, because when countries count how much power they have, they count warheads, not missiles. One missile can carry several warheads, so the numbers are different.

People say "nuclear warhead" very often人們很常說「nuclear warhead核彈頭」，because when countries count how much power they have因為國家在算自己有多少軍力時，they count warheads, not missiles算的是彈頭，不是飛彈。One missile can carry several warheads一枚飛彈可以裝好幾個彈頭，so the numbers are different所以數字會不一樣。

You will also meet "conventional warhead", which means an ordinary explosive one, not nuclear. The word is a normal countable noun: one warhead, ten warheads.

You will also meet "conventional warhead"你也會看到「conventional warhead常規彈頭」，which means an ordinary explosive one, not nuclear意思是普通炸藥的，不是核子的。The word is a normal countable noun這個字是普通的可數名詞：one warhead, ten warheads一個warhead、十個warheads。

It belongs to news and military talk, and it turns up constantly in reading about weapons agreements — "reduce the number of warheads", "deploy warheads", "a warhead was fitted". Outside that subject it is almost never used, though people sometimes joke about a person being a "warhead" — meaning someone who loves a fight — but that is slang and not common.

It belongs to news and military talk這個字用在新聞和軍事話題裡，and it turns up constantly in reading about weapons agreements而且常常出現在關於武器協議的文章裡——"reduce the number of warheads"像「reduce the number of warheads減少彈頭數量」、"deploy warheads"「deploy warheads部署彈頭」、"a warhead was fitted"「a warhead was fitted裝上了一個彈頭」。Outside that subject it is almost never used離開這個話題幾乎不會用到，though people sometimes joke about a person being a "warhead"雖然有人偶爾會開玩笑說某人是個「warhead」——meaning someone who loves a fight意思是很愛打架的人——but that is slang and not common但那是俚語，不常見。