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balaclava

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bal·a·cla·va /ˌbæləˈklɑːvə◂/ (also balaclava helmet) noun [countable]  DCCa warm hat made of wool, that covers your head and most of your face 巴拉克拉瓦盔式帽,盔式大绒帽〔遮住头部和大部分脸部的羊毛帽〕
Examples from the Corpus
balaclavaPolice are tonight examining a balaclava which was found near the scene.The offender entered the premises wearing a balaclava and told the sub-postmaster to open the safe.He was wearing a balaclava so all I could see was his eyes.Exhaled breath freezes wherever it touches, and balaclavas, scarves, beards and eyelashes become frosted.Instead, we played some strange game that culminated in cavorting naked in the snow except for boots, underpants and balaclavas.The girl had a black balaclava over her head, and her hands were handcuffed in front of her.A third man stood there; black tracksuit without insignia, balaclava mask covering the head.
bal·a·cla·va nounChineseSyllable
wool, that warm hat of made a Corpus


balaclava
balaclava /ˌbæləˈklɑːvə◂/ (also ˌbalaclava ˈhelmet) noun [countable]
a warm hat made of wool, that covers your head and most of your face


bala·clavaBrE /ˌbæləˈklɑːvə/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbæləˈklɑːvə/ 🔊 (also ˌbalaclava ˈhelmet) noun (especially BrE) a type of hat made of wool that covers most of the head, neck and face 巴拉克拉瓦盔式帽,巴拉克拉瓦羊毛头罩(裹住头、颈和脸的大部分)