| 单词 | helm |
| 释义 | helmWord family adjectivehelmlessnounhelmhelmsman Water helm /helm/ noun 1. [countableC]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 Examples from the Corpus at the helm• He feels like the captain of a sleeping ship, alone at the helm, steering his oblivious crew through dangerous seas.• After Smith's departure, his deputy Nick Logan began a glittering career at the helm.• The 1992 Five Nations Championship will, therefore, be his fourth at the helm.• In a decade and a half at the helm, O'Neil transformed the company's image.• There was no panic, no shouting, just well-directed, sensible work while I kept at the helm, maintaining course.• Norton also criticized the control board for studying whether the city should put a city manager at the helm.• Mitchell at the helm, Sanders and his fancy footwork, Moore and his mind-blowing numbers.• There is nobody at the helm of the corporate ship, because there is no helm.• That means Mr Maxwell will remain at the helm of the club at least for the short term. 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 Examples from the Corpus take the helm• Maher, 52, takes the helm at a time of consolidation and competition in the banking industry.• Julia, 45, will now deputise for anchorman Trevor McDonald, taking the helm only on Sunday evenings and holidays.• I have decided that now is the time to retire as Captain and that some one else should take the helm.• The coxswain and the quartermaster were killed at the wheel, and Nigel Tibbets took the helm.• Instead he told her to take the helm.• Young said he had fulfilled a promise he made when taking the helm in 1969. Examples from the Corpus 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 Dictionary helmhelm /helm/ noun the helm the state of being in charge of a business or other organization He has been at the helm of the corporation for 13 years. Wright took the helm at the food retailer last year. 1. Old English helma 2. Old English helm |
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