名詞 headquarters:

1. (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
   同義詞：central office, main office, home office, home base
2. the military installation from which a commander performs the functions of command
   同義詞：HQ, military headquarters
3. (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staff

1. The party representative had been well primed with the facts by party headquarters.
   黨代表已經(jīng)掌握了總部提供的事實。
2. They made contact with headquarters by radio.
   他們用無線電跟總部聯(lián)絡上 了。
3. The radio operator sent (out) an appeal for help to headquarters.
   無線電報務員向司令部發(fā)出求救信號。
4. The town hall was requisitioned as army headquarters.
   市政廳徵用作了軍隊的指揮部。
5. The company wants to situate its headquarters in the north.
   公司想把總部設在北方。
6. Are their any orders coming from the headquarters?
   有司令部的任何命令嗎？

head.quar.ters

pl.n.(used with a sing. or pl. verb)Abbr. hdqrs.,h.q.,HQ,H.Q.（復數(shù)名詞）（與單數(shù)或復數(shù)動詞連用）縮寫 hdqrs.,h.q.,HQ,H.Q.
The offices of a commander, as of a military unit, from which orders are issued.
司令部：軍事分隊指揮官的辦公地，命令由此發(fā)出
A center of operations or administration:
總部：經(jīng)營或管理中心：
例句：
The company has its headquarters in the suburbs.See Synonyms at center
這家公司的總部設在郊區(qū)參見 center

The nounheadquarters is used with either a singular or a plural verb. The plural is more common:
名詞headquarters 可以和單數(shù)或復數(shù)動詞連用。 復數(shù)更為常用：
例句：
The headquarters are in Boston.
總部設在波士頓。

But the singular is sometimes preferred when reference is to authority rather than to physical location:
但有時所指代之物為權威而不是物理位置時，單數(shù)則更受歡迎：
例句：
Battalion headquarters has approved the retreat.
軍隊總部已同意撤退