headlights

IPA/ˈhed.laɪt/
KK[hˈɛdlˌaɪts]IPA/ˈhed.laɪt/

headlights — 名詞

1. the two strong lamps fixed on a car's front end, or on another road vehicle, so

1.名詞B2
釋義

車頭燈;前燈

車輛前方用來照路的燈

the two strong lamps fixed on a car's front end, or on another road vehicle, so drivers can see the road in darkness, fog, or heavy rain.

例句

Noa turned the headlights on before leaving the dark farm road.

Noa 在開上昏暗的鄉間路前先打開車頭燈。

collocation: turn on the headlights before driving in darkness

The taxi's headlights cut through the rain near the station.

計程車的車頭燈在車站附近的雨裡劃出亮光。

context: headlights helping visibility in heavy rain

同義詞
  • headlamps

    same built-in front lights; more common in British English

  • front lights

    broader and less fixed; can include other forward-facing lights

反義詞

文法句型

turn on the headlights

flash your headlights

headlights on full beam

用法筆記

Usually plural because most vehicles have a matching pair. If you mean one unit, English more often says 'a headlight' or, in British English, 'a headlamp'.

常見錯誤

The cyclist fixed new headlights to his helmet.
The car's headlights lit the narrow road.
💡'headlights' usually means the built-in front lights of a vehicle, not a lamp worn on a person.