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单词 car
释义

car

1 of 2

noun

ˈkär How to pronounce car (audio)
 dialectal also  ˈkȯr,
ˈkyär
1
: a vehicle moving on wheels: such as
a
archaic : carriage, chariot
b
: a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad)
The train has 20 cars.
c
: automobile
traveled to Boston by car
2
: the passenger compartment of an elevator
3
: the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo

CAR

2 of 2

abbreviation

civil air regulations

Synonyms

Noun

  • auto
  • automobile
  • bus
  • horseless carriage
  • machine
  • motor
  • motorcar
  • motor vehicle
  • wheels [slang]
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Example Sentences

Noun I'll wait in the car. He got into the car and drove away. She bought a new car.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The royal couple got out of their car at Holyroodhouse and greeted people, and looked at floral tributes before a gun salute boomed from Edinburgh Castle. Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 His car was found several days later in Bettendorf, Iowa, and examinations conducted in 1994 and 2014 showed only Asplund and the fiancée's DNA inside the vehicle. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2022 Baltimore Police are investigating a homicide after finding a woman slumped inside her car Sunday afternoon in Southwest Baltimore’s Shipley Hill neighborhood. Lilly Price, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 Just a few months later, that shared moment transformed into something more than just acting — when the couple was captured kissing in their car in July, confirming the pair's real-life love story. Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 The driver was able to run from the scene, but his car was towed. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2022 If your car can't accept rates higher than 150 kW, don't plug into a Hyper-Fast station. Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2022 After Power climbed out of his car and was waiting to be reunited with the Astor Cup, he could be seen sitting on a makeshift box. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2022 His car was struck head-on by a driver going the wrong way on the turnpike, the State Police said. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English carre "cart, wagon, small cartload," borrowed from Anglo-French carre, charre, going back to Latin carra, plural of carrum, neuter variant of carrus "a kind of Gaulish wagon," borrowed from the Gaulish outcome of Celtic *kr̥s-o-, whence also Old Irish carr "cart, wagon," Welsh car "vehicle" — more at current entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

car

noun

ˈkär How to pronounce car (audio)
1
: a vehicle that moves on wheels
2
: a separate section of a train
3
: the part of an elevator that holds passengers

car

noun

as in automobile
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels every teenager's dream of getting a driver's license and a first car

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • automobile
  • bus
  • wheels
  • auto
  • machine
  • motor
  • wagon
  • convertible
  • limousine
  • motorcar
  • coupe
  • coach
  • van
  • sedan
  • motor vehicle
  • SUV
  • minivan
  • coupé
  • minibus
  • hatchback
  • horseless carriage
  • mini
  • hardtop
  • sports car
  • town car
  • jitney
  • ragtop
  • roadster
  • microbus
  • jalopy
  • crate
  • minicar
  • notchback
  • hybrid
  • fastback
  • stock car
  • woody
  • intermediate
  • woodie
  • station wagon
  • flivver
  • muscle car
  • junker
  • subcompact
  • compact
  • land yacht
  • omnibus
  • phaeton
  • gas-guzzler
  • cream puff
  • beater
  • sport-utility vehicle
  • turbocar
  • touring car
  • V-8
  • clunker
  • tin lizzie
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