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单词 high beam
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high beam
high beam n. chiefly North American and Australian the setting at which a vehicle's headlights are undipped and brightest; (usually in plural) a beam from a headlight on this setting; cf. main beam n. at main adj.2 Compounds 2.
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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > parts and equipment of motor vehicles > [noun] > headlight > main beam
brights1920
high beam1932
full beam1934
main beam1964
1914 Soc. Automobile Engin. Bull. July 330 Admitting that a rather high beam-candlepower is necessary, as we all know, for lighting up dark highways.]
1932 Key West (Florida) Citizen 19 Oct. 4/3 If your lights are on the high beam there is the added danger—to you—that the driver of the approaching car will swerve and crash into you.
1970 R. Thorp & R. Blake Music of their Laughter 131/2 I flipped on the high beams, the two guys in front of me put their hands up to their eyes.
2006 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 17 Feb. g37 Dip your lights..then immediately switch back to high beam when the other vehicle has passed.
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