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helmet

/hel-mit/US // ˈhɛl mɪt //UK // (ˈhɛlmɪt) //

头盔,安全帽,头头盔,盔

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various forms of protective head covering worn by soldiers, firefighters, divers, cyclists, etc.
    • : medieval armor for the head.
    • : a protective device for the head and face consisting of reinforced wire mesh.
    • : anything resembling a helmet in form or position.

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Examples

  • These goggles—in conjunction with a lightweight helmet, huge zippers on my ski pants, and air-permeable insulation layers—allow me to just rip off my skins, throw them in my pack, adjust my boots and bindings, and descend as fast as possible.

  • Scientists from Kernel, a neurotech company near Los Angeles, have invented a helmet, just now hitting the market, that is essentially a portable brain scanner that can pick up activity in certain brain areas.

  • Glancey’s attorney didn’t answer questions about which helmet the plaintiff bought, or when.

  • In a melee at the West Terrace of the Capitol building, Fanone had his helmet removed and was dragged down a set of steps by rioters.

  • City law requires users to wear helmets and have a driver’s license.

  • Sweat poured from underneath his helmet and down the thin points of his sandy blond hair.

  • The job done, Ryan went on to the next job with that thin black band around his helmet, as always.

  • Luckily for us, Mr. Hennessey had been attempting to document his bike trip with a helmet-fastened GoPro camera.

  • Your Advanced Combat Helmet weighs seven pounds and the back pads press furiously into the corners of your skull.

  • Witnesses also reported seeing a man on a motorcycle with a rare helmet in the area shortly before the bodies were discovered.

  • The Spaniard was standing in the dim light of the hall, dressed in sombre black armor; but the red plumes danced on his helmet.

  • Spitzhase had begun to feel very uncomfortable, for now the miner proceeded to adjust the glass helmet to his head.

  • A golden shield had he, and a gold-wrought helmet, & a short red kirtle over his shirt of mail.

  • It is clear from literary evidence that the helmet (helm) and coat of chain mail (byrne) were also in common use.

  • Of course we must do so for the future, though I hope to be able to borrow a Prussian helmet with luck before I come home again.