| 释义 |
headlight orig. U.S.|ˈhɛdlaɪt|
Also with hyphen.
A powerful light carried on the front of a locomotive or on the mast-head of a vessel; each of two powerful lamps carried on the front of a motor vehicle. Also attrib. and fig.
1861Remin. Life Railroad Engineer 124, I saw the glimmer of his head-light when he first turned the curve. 1862in U.S. Pat. 35486. 1891C. Roberts Adrift Amer. iii. 55 The great head-light which forms such a noticeable feature of American engines at night. 1904A. B. F. Young Compl. Motorist (ed. 2) xii. 257 On dark nights it is advisable, when driving in the country, to carry on such cars a single head-light of greater power... On very fast cars two of these head-lights should be carried. 1907Autocar 28 Dec. 1067/2 The thief calmly took the large valuable head light off and disappeared. 1929Evening News 18 Nov. 4/4 He had almost reached the high road when the headlights of an automobile swung round a corner. 1959Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring & Summer 1103/3 Chrome-plated headlight shields. 1963Times 13 Mar. 10/6 It has transistorised ignition, a.c. electrical generator, automatic headlight dipper, [etc.]. 1971Daily Tel. 11 Feb. 11/2 It is only when they commit some offence that they are caught in the headlights of history. 1973‘M. Innes’ Appleby's Answer iv. xx. 172 The sound of a motor engine..and the sudden appearance of wavering headlights. |