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单词 econobox
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Definition of econobox in English:

econobox

noun ɪˈkɒnəbɒksiˈkänəˌbäks
North American informal
  • A car that is small and economical rather than luxurious or stylish.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This little econobox doesn't get its punch from some steroid-boosted turbocharged four-banger.
    • Honda's second-generation technology enables this Civic to achieve miserly fuel economy without being a flimsy little econobox.
    • It sells more that 5,000 Santa Fe SUVs each month and Kia's gone from econoboxes to seven models.
    • I remember when gas was 25 cents per gallon in the 1960s - and when we ran out of gas at the pumps in the 1970s before CAFE forced us into econoboxes with zero zip and no fun.
    • Nobody wants to be driving a round in boring econoboxes.
    • It took Japan almost four decades to evolve from a maker of cheap econoboxes into a quality powerhouse that today trounces the likes of General Motors Co. and Mercedes in profitable areas like luxury cars and SUVs.
    • Knowing everything the price system communicates about relative scarcity, would Jesus drive a gas-sipping econobox?
    • Are you calculating how much he has done to avert global warming by putting his econobox in neutral and allowing it to roll down hills?
    • When Hyundai Motor Co. first arrived in the U.S., 19 years ago, it was best known for rattletrap econoboxes.
    • Yet in a competitive environment where every maker's quality is on the uptick, producing uninspired but highly reliable econoboxes is not a formula for long-term success.
    • But the five-door would be specifically tailored for those who haven't found the hatch to be a model to aspire to - or who wouldn't even take a second look at a hatch if they were shopping for an econobox.
    • The basic small-car brands cover a wide variety of vehicles moving up from skinny-tired econobox sedans selling for less than $10,000 to fully optioned convertibles on the far side of $20,000.

Origin

1970s: blend of economical and box.

 
 

Definition of econobox in US English:

econobox

nouniˈkänəˌbäks
North American informal
  • A car that is small and economical rather than luxurious or stylish.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It sells more that 5,000 Santa Fe SUVs each month and Kia's gone from econoboxes to seven models.
    • When Hyundai Motor Co. first arrived in the U.S., 19 years ago, it was best known for rattletrap econoboxes.
    • The basic small-car brands cover a wide variety of vehicles moving up from skinny-tired econobox sedans selling for less than $10,000 to fully optioned convertibles on the far side of $20,000.
    • I remember when gas was 25 cents per gallon in the 1960s - and when we ran out of gas at the pumps in the 1970s before CAFE forced us into econoboxes with zero zip and no fun.
    • Honda's second-generation technology enables this Civic to achieve miserly fuel economy without being a flimsy little econobox.
    • But the five-door would be specifically tailored for those who haven't found the hatch to be a model to aspire to - or who wouldn't even take a second look at a hatch if they were shopping for an econobox.
    • It took Japan almost four decades to evolve from a maker of cheap econoboxes into a quality powerhouse that today trounces the likes of General Motors Co. and Mercedes in profitable areas like luxury cars and SUVs.
    • Are you calculating how much he has done to avert global warming by putting his econobox in neutral and allowing it to roll down hills?
    • Yet in a competitive environment where every maker's quality is on the uptick, producing uninspired but highly reliable econoboxes is not a formula for long-term success.
    • Nobody wants to be driving a round in boring econoboxes.
    • This little econobox doesn't get its punch from some steroid-boosted turbocharged four-banger.
    • Knowing everything the price system communicates about relative scarcity, would Jesus drive a gas-sipping econobox?

Origin

1970s: blend of economical and box.

 
 
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