Word · Frequency #10508
headlight
前灯；车头灯
a bright light with a reflector, fixed to the front of a car or locomotive
- 1.
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
机动车前部带透镜和反射镜的明亮车灯,用于夜间照亮道路,通常成对。
- 2.
a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
带反射器的强力灯,装在汽车或机车前部
机动车前部带透镜和反射镜的明亮车灯,用于夜间照亮道路,通常成对。；带反射器的强力灯,装在汽车或机车前部；前灯；桅灯；[电] 车前灯
In use
I turned on the car's headlights before driving through the dark tunnel.
One of the motorcycle's headlights stopped working during the night ride.
The driver cleaned the headlight so the road would be clearly visible.
turn on/off one's headlights
headlights 通常用复数形式。
He turned on his headlights as dusk fell.
黄昏时他打开了车头灯。
drive with one's headlights on
这里的 on 是副词，表示“开着”的状态。
Drivers must drive with their headlights on at night.
夜间驾车必须开着前灯。
headlights illuminate sth
Connections
Collocations
- turn on the headlights
- 打开车头灯
- It was getting dark, so she turned on the headlights.天黑了，所以她打开了车头灯。
- car headlights
- 汽车前灯
- The car headlights lit up the dark road.汽车前灯照亮了黑暗的道路。
- headlight beam
- 前灯光束
- The headlight beam cut through the fog.前灯光束穿透了雾气。
- oncoming headlights
- 迎面驶来的车头灯
- The oncoming headlights dazzled the driver for a moment.迎面驶来的车头灯让司机一时目眩。
- bright headlights
- 明亮的车头灯
- The bright headlights made it easy to see the deer on the road.明亮的车头灯让人很容易看到路上的鹿。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
head（头）+ light（灯）→ 装在车“头”的“灯”，即车头灯。想象夜晚的车头两盏灯照亮前路，记住 headlight。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常驾驶、车辆维修、使用手册 headlight 是中性常用词，日常会话和一般书面说明中都可以使用；正式技术文档中也比较常见，但通常没有特别口语或俚语色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上 -light 复合词（flashlight, spotlight, daylight, moonlight, sunlight, nightlight）都以 /laɪt/ 结尾，且重音模式相同（第一个词素重读，-light 次重读），可用来比较拼写与读音。注意拼写相似的词 'delight' /dɪˈlaɪt/ 重音在 -light 上，与这些复合词的 -light 并非同一重音位置；另外 headlight 的 head 读 /hɛd/，不要读成 /hiːd/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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