helm

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helm /helm/ noun  1. [countable]TTW the wheel or control which guides a ship or boat 〔船的〕舵轮2  at the helm a) IN CHARGE OFin charge of something 掌权，领导 We have a new prime minister at the helm. 我们有新首相执政。 b) guiding a ship or boat 掌舵3  take the helm a) to start being in charge of something such as a business or organization 开始掌管 Wright took the helm at the food retailer in December 2001. 赖特于2001年12月开始掌管这家食品零售公司。 b) to start guiding a ship or boat 开始掌舵

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helm• Since assuming the helm at Samsung in 1987, Lee has relentlessly pursued growth through exports and foreign investments and partnerships.• He feels like the captain of a sleeping ship, alone at the helm, steering his oblivious crew through dangerous seas.• To his amazement he saw a foreign sailor at the helm.• Lewis Milestone took over the helm, and he too found Brando impossible to direct.• Thrusting the helm hard over, he shot clear of the motor yacht's wind-shadow.From Longman Business Dictionaryhelmhelm /helm/ noun the helm the state of being in charge of a business or other organizationHe has been at the helm of the corporation for 13 years.Wright took the helm at the food retailer last year.Origin helm 1. Old English helma2. Old English helm

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helm /helm/ noun1. [countable] the wheel or control which guides a ship or boat
2. at the helm
  a. in charge of something:
    We have a new prime minister at the helm.
  b. guiding a ship or boat
3. take the helm
  a. to start being in charge of something such as a business or organization:
    Wright took the helm at the food retailer in December 2001.
  b. to start guiding a ship or boat

helmBrE /helm/ 🔊NAmE /helm/ 🔊 nouna handle or wheel used for steering a boat or ship 舵柄；舵轮  ➡  compare tiller ●at the ˈhelmin charge of an organization, project, etc. 负责；掌管steering a boat or ship 掌舵●take the ˈhelmto take charge of an organization, project, etc. 担任领导人；掌管to begin steering a boat or ship 开始掌舵