automobile
英 ['ɔːtəməbiːl]
美 [,ɔtəmə'bil]
- n. 汽车
- vt. 驾驶汽车
- [ 过去式 automobiled 过去分词 automobiled 现在分词 automobiling ]
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- automobile (adj.)
- 1883, in reference to electric traction cars, from French automobile (adj.), 1861, a hybrid from Greek autos "self" (see auto-) + French mobile "moving," from Latin mobilis "movable" (see mobile (adj.)).
- automobile (n.)
- "self-propelled motor vehicle," 1895, from French automobile, short for véhicule automobile (see automobile (adj.)). The modern Greek calls it autokineto "moved of itself." The French word had competition in the early years from locomobile; in English other early forms were motorcar and autocar. An electrical car was an electromobile (1899).
- 1. He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.
- 他正在修理汽车的刹车杆.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.
- 汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度.
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- 3. You must obtain a new automobile license when your old one expires.
- 当旧的汽车牌照满期,你得领取新的.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. My father had a narrow squeak in the automobile accident.
- 我父亲在这次车祸中死里逃生.
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- 5. Factoring in connection with automobile installment accounts is a big business today.
- 代管汽车分期付款的到期帐目是当今一桩巨大的业务.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
