airbag
airbag — 名詞
1. a folded cushion built into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seat of a vehicle
安全氣囊
車輛碰撞時自動充氣保護乘員的氣囊
a folded cushion built into the steering wheel, dashboard, or seat of a vehicle that pops open and fills with gas the moment a crash happens, so that the driver and passengers do not hit the hard interior.
Nikolai walked away from the crash because the driver's airbag opened in time.
Nikolai 之所以能毫髮無傷地走出車禍現場，是因為駕駛座的安全氣囊及時彈開。
subject of the verb 'open': airbag opened
The mechanic warned Bram that the airbag in his old van might not deploy properly.
技師提醒 Bram，他那台舊廂型車的安全氣囊可能無法正常啟動。
collocation: airbag + deploy
Modern family cars often have six airbags, including ones in the side doors.
現代家用車通常配有六顆安全氣囊，連側門裡也有。
Camille was bruised on her face and chest after the airbag hit her at high speed.
Camille 被高速彈出的安全氣囊撞到，臉部和胸口都瘀青了。
Never place a baby seat in the front, because the airbag can hurt a small child.
嬰兒座椅千萬不要放在前座，因為安全氣囊可能會傷到小孩。
- safety cushion
descriptive, non-technical phrase; rarely used in manuals
- supplemental restraint
formal automotive engineering term, often shortened to SRS on dashboards
文法句型
airbag + verb (deploy/inflate/go off)
the [position] airbag
用法筆記
Almost always countable and concrete. Subject of verbs like deploy, inflate, go off, open, save; object of disable, replace, recall. Position is named with prepositional phrase ('the airbag in the steering wheel') rather than with a compound noun.