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9. Car [kɑ:]
Basic need 音形义
Everyday Expressions
n. [C] 小汽车
He goes to school by car.
n. 车厢
Cafe cars are operated on trains by the Railways. (列车上有吸烟休息室的餐车由铁道部门经营。)
sleeping car 卧铺车厢；dining car 餐车
n. 其他车辆
I go to work by street car every day. (有轨电车)
关于车的一切
车身 body
轮胎 tire (British English: tyre)
前灯 headlight
方向灯 turn signal
保险杠 bumper
引擎盖 hood
方向盘 steering wheel
后视镜 rearview mirror
行李箱 trunk
挡风玻璃 windshield
发动机；引擎 engine
变速箱 transmission
离合器 clutch
仪表盘 dash board
跑车 coupe（2 door sporty car）[ku:p]
轿车 sedan（4 door family car）[si'dæn]
三排以上座位的豪华车 limousine ['liməzi:n, ,limə'z-]
敞篷车 convertible [kən'və:təbl]
吉普类车 SUV (sport utility vehicle)
刹车 brake
防死刹车系统 ABS (Anti-lock brake system)
车牌 license plate
常见搭配 Useful Phrases
晕车 car sickness； homesick 想家的；lovesick 苦恋的，犯相思病的
缆车 a cable car
车祸 car accident (短时间的)；car crush
停车场 car park; parking lot
车费 car fare
习语与俗语 Idioms & Slangs
car pool(ing) --- 为了节省parking space, 几人共同使用一辆车
car jack --- 在车中强行抢车；hijack 劫机
名言 Quotations
I don't even like old cars ... I'd rather have a god dam horse. A horse is at least human, for God's sake.
J. D. Salinger (b. 1919), U.S. author. Holden Caulfield, in The Catcher in the Rye, ch. 17 (1951).
