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单词 automobilists
释义

automobile

1 of 2

noun

au·​to·​mo·​bile ˌȯ-tə-mō-ˈbēl How to pronounce automobile (audio)
ˈȯ-tə-mō-ˌbēl,
ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-ˌbēl How to pronounce automobile (audio)
: a usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation
automobile intransitive verb
automobilist
ˌȯ-tə-mō-ˈbē-list How to pronounce automobile (audio) ˌȯ-tə-ˈmō-ˌbē-list How to pronounce automobile (audio)
noun

automobile

2 of 2

adjective

: automotive

Synonyms

Noun

  • auto
  • bus
  • car
  • horseless carriage
  • machine
  • motor
  • motor vehicle
  • motorcar
  • wheels [slang]
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun He drives an expensive automobile. browsed online for used automobiles for sale
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
White’s parents were involved in an automobile accident in Florida in September 2020. Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Any pretense that the automobile is a prosthetic will be eliminated, so car passengers can move on to other things. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Aug. 2022 Steiner died Sunday at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle automobile accident in nearby La Quinta, the Riverside County Sheriff’s department told the Desert Sun newspaper. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022 The automobile is a prime example and designers have used that to great (and sometimes downright hideous) effect for decades. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 28 June 2022 The automobile is perhaps the quintessential American invention: a pillar of the national economy in the 20th and 21st centuries, a cultural symbol of freedom and self-reliance, and an inescapable feature of everyday life. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Mar. 2022 The German automaker’s electric runabout has to accomplish just about everything that an average automobile is capable of. Matt Crisara, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2021 For a century, the automobile was a system of interoperating mechanics: engine, transmission, drive shaft, brakes, etc. Christopher Mims, WSJ, 22 May 2021 Now for the quaint: Motor car is preferred, but automobile is not incorrect. Gary Gilson, Star Tribune, 17 Apr. 2021
Adjective
The Transportation Committee, chaired by Kerry McCormack, has expanded its purview to examine regional transportation policies, and focus more on non-automobile forms of transportation, like rail, bicycles, e-bikes, and scooters. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2022 America should learn from their pro-cycling, anti-automobile ways, not drag them down to our level! Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective and Noun

French, from aut- + mobile

First Known Use

Noun

1881, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1876, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

automobile

noun

au·​to·​mo·​bile ˌȯ-tə-mō-ˈbēl How to pronounce automobile (audio)
ˈȯ-tə-mō-ˌbēl
: a usually four-wheeled vehicle that runs on its own power and is designed to carry passengers

automobilists

noun

plural of automobilist
as in drivers
a person who travels by automobile with the introduction of affordable, mass-produced cars, more and more people left their horses at home and became automobilists

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • drivers
  • motorists
  • wheelmen
  • chauffeurs
  • operators
  • co-drivers
  • carpoolers
  • codrivers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nondrivers
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