(汽车)远光灯;指车灯调到较高、照射更远更亮的“远光”模式。常用复数 high beams(也可说 high beam 指该模式)。
/ˈhaɪ ˌbiːmz/
Turn off your high beams when a car is coming toward you.
当有车辆迎面驶来时,请关闭远光灯。
The driver flicked on his high beams to scan the empty road ahead, but the glare bounced off the wet pavement and made it harder to see.
司机打开远光灯想看清前方空路,但眩光在湿滑路面反射,反而更难看清。
High 表示“高的/更强的(档位)”,beam 原指“光束、射线”。合在一起字面是“更强的光束”,引申为汽车前照灯的“远光档”,与 low beams(近光灯)相对。