| 单词 | straight eight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstraight eight straight eight n. Mechanics (a motor vehicle having) an internal combustion engine with eight cylinders arranged in a straight line; frequently attributive; similarly straight four, straight six; (cf. in-line adj. 1a). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > [noun] > motor vehicle > with specific type of engine one-lunger1908 straight eight1926 V-eight1930 hybrid1967 alternative fuel vehicle1979 AFV1982 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > engine with specific number of cylinders sices1920 V engine1924 straight eight1926 V-eight1930 single1951 vee engine1957 1926 A. Huxley Jesting Pilate ii. 197 Heroes invariably have the time to drive in Straight-Eights from Salt Lake City to New York. 1928 Punch 17 Oct. 439/3 Several new ‘straight eight’ cars have recently been announced. The advantages of the eight-in-line unit are obvious. 1954 Motor Man. (ed. 35) ii. 25 (caption) Daimler Straight~eight 36 h.p. petrol engine. 1959 Motor Man. (ed. 36) ii. 38 The crankshaft is arranged so that the pistons operate in exactly the same manner as they do in a straight-four engine. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 53 This formed the basis for the small, fast revving straight-eights so particularly associated with the name of Bugatti. 1973 Guardian 11 June 7/4 The Datsun 240K GT Skyline..[has] an ordinary straight-six cylinder engine. 1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 5 Mar. 249/5 The engine of the Type-41 Bugatti illustrated..is a straight-eight with all its cylinders in line. < as lemmas |
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