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词汇 balaclava
释义 balaclava
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌbæl.əˈklɑː.və/ us /ˌbæl.əˈklɑː.və/
a closely fitting covering for the head and neck, usually made from wool巴拉克拉瓦帽
 
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Examples from literature

I rolled myself round with straw, and still retaining all my clothes, greatcoat, balaclava, muffler, trench boots, I went to sleep. 
It was Wilson's pleasant conceit to keep his balaclava rolled up, so that his face was bare, on such occasions, being somewhat proud of the fact that he had not, as yet, been frost-bitten. 
Luckily we had a pickaxe and a shovel lying out behind the house, so taking off my sheepskin jacket and balaclava, I started off to excavate the hole which I proposed should form a sort of cellar. 

Examples of balaclava


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The 'faceless judges ' refers to the practice of trying the accused before a panel of judges with their faces concealed by balaclavas, ostensibly to protect their identity.
The balaclava and the baseball bat are not part of democratic life; they are an offence to it.
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The bi-weekly invasion of our dining room by knitters of balaclava helmets and sewers of blankets was certainly nothing out of the ordinary.
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First, the assailant in a pub is unlikely to be disguised, unlike a bank robber who may wear a balaclava and a mask.
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The hardliners are the people who put on the balaclavas.
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Could it be balaclava helmets against the icy blast of the economic blizzard that is about to overtake us?
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It is common for those involved in such activity to hide their identity by wearing balaclavas.
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The use of balaclavas, helmets and masks shows that some people attend these rallies and demonstrations with only malice in mind.
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Let them not say that they have never donned a balaclava or uniform or manned a barricade.
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People wear balaclavas or crash helmets partly to avoid identification and partly to intimidate.
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It is not a criminal offence to purchase or acquire items such as gloves, balaclavas, overalls, two-way radios or walkie-talkies.
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It is wholly unacceptable—it includes using balaclavas and seeing the police as enemies.
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I understand that those powers were used yesterday in an attempt to identify many of the miscreants who were wearing balaclavas at the time they committed their offences.
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We would see them on television galavanting around in balaclava helmets, challenging authority simply because they knew that nothing could be done; no one could touch them.
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Mercury tilt switches, overalls, rubber gloves, balaclavas and coffee grinders are all innocuous items in the right hands; but, in the wrong hands, they can have very sinister applications.
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