headshot
/ˈhedʃɒt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhedʃɑːt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhed-ˌshät/ (ame, mw)
headshot — 名詞
1. a close-up picture that shows only someone's face, or their face together with t
大頭照
只拍臉部或頭肩的人像照片
a close-up picture that shows only someone's face, or their face together with the top part of their shoulders, often used for an actor's portfolio, a company website, or a job application.
Niran updated her LinkedIn headshot before applying for the marketing job.
Niran 在應徵行銷工作前更新了她 LinkedIn 上的大頭照。
collocation: update/upload a headshot for professional profiles
The casting director asked every actor to bring a printed headshot to the audition.
選角導演要求每位演員試鏡時都帶一張印好的大頭照。
typical context: actor's headshot at an audition
Christopher booked a studio session to take new headshots for his acting portfolio.
Christopher 預約了攝影棚，為自己的演員作品集拍攝新的大頭照。
Every staff member on the website has a smiling headshot next to their name.
公司網站上每位員工的名字旁邊，都附了一張笑容滿面的大頭照。
Tara hated the headshot on her passport because the lighting made her look tired.
Tara 很討厭護照上的大頭照，因為打光讓她看起來很疲倦。
- portrait
broader; can be a painting or full-body photo, not limited to the face
- mugshot
informal; specifically a police photo of an arrested person, often with negative connotation
- profile picture
general term for any photo used on a social account, not necessarily a close-up of the face
- full-length photo
shows the whole body rather than just the head and shoulders
文法句型
a headshot of [person]
send/submit a headshot
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person being photographed for a professional purpose (acting, modelling, corporate site, ID). Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is a photograph, never a bullet.
常見錯誤
2. a bullet, arrow, or similar shot that hits a target in the head, especially one
爆頭
射中頭部的一槍，常見於電玩
a bullet, arrow, or similar shot that hits a target in the head, especially one fired by a sniper or by a player in a video game.
Eli scored three headshots in a row and won the round for his team.
Eli 連續三次爆頭，為隊伍贏下了這一回合。
typical context: video-game headshot scoring
The sniper trained for months to land a clean headshot at five hundred metres.
這名狙擊手訓練了好幾個月，才能在五百公尺外乾淨俐落地爆頭。
collocation: land/take a clean headshot
In the game, a single headshot is usually enough to kill an enemy.
在這款遊戲裡，通常一發爆頭就足以擊殺敵人。
Police said the victim died from a headshot fired through the apartment window.
警方表示，被害人是因為一發從公寓窗戶射入的爆頭子彈而身亡。
- head shot
spelled as two words, same meaning; both spellings are accepted
- body shot
a shot that hits the torso rather than the head
文法句型
fire/land a headshot
killed with a headshot
用法筆記
Most common in video-game commentary and in news reports about shootings or military action. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always refers to a shot that strikes the head, never a photograph.