| 单词 | electric car |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselectric car electric car n. a car or (poetic) a chariot powered by electricity; spec. (a) originally U.S. a tramcar propelled by electricity (now rare); (b) a motor car powered by an electric motor rather than an internal combustion engine. ΚΠ 1857 C. Mackay Under Green Leaves 39 Guardian angels fly On wings of sudden thought, Or come, life messengers In God's electric car, Whose wheels are impulses, To lead us. 1881 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 23 May 4/2 The speed can be easily regulated and the stoppage of the electric car is immediate. 1913 Sat. Evening Post (Philadelphia) 22 Feb. 68/1 (advt.) The fact that our city is so rough on cars has handicapped the Electric cars more than the hills, for we can go up any hills the gas car can, but, oh, those cobbles! 1917 ‘O. Douglas’ Setons xi. 167 Elizabeth..announced at the breakfast-table her intention of personally conducting Mr. Townshend through Glasgow on the top of an electric car. 1993 J. Kay Found. Corporate Success iii. vii. 102 Maybe electric cars would succeed if a major automobile producer devoted enough resources to the venture. < as lemmas |
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