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单词 gas guzzler
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Definition of gas guzzler in English:

gas guzzler

noun
informal
  • A large car with a high fuel consumption.

    they should now be driving small cars rather than clunky Detroit gas guzzlers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the summer of 2002, the marginal buyers were pushing hard for the gas guzzlers.
    • Drivers of gas guzzlers such as SUVs should stash away even more funds.
    • It also means mass transit, as well as things like government programs to buy up old gas guzzlers.
    • Despite growing awareness of problems such as global warming and a willingness, expressed in many opinion polls, for a fuller range of mass-transit options, Americans are depending on their gas guzzlers more than ever.
    • In his view, promises of a hydrogen future are just an excuse for marketing more gas guzzlers today.
    • In older gas guzzlers the mileage is reduced by as much as 30%.
    • SUVs are big-time gas guzzlers, adding substantially to the problem of global warming, and it's killing our coral.
    • If there's a sport-utility vehicle or other gas guzzler in your life, consider replacing it with a gas-sipping model like the Toyota Prius or Honda Insight.
    • It upsets some people because it's a big SUV and a gas guzzler.
    • With the threat of climate change growing, who needs a gas guzzler that can travel at more than three times the speed limit?
    • As local punters are not beating down dealership doors to buy these gas guzzlers, Porsche is bringing a 3.2 litre V6 engine on stream as quickly as possible.
    • For years we've been trying desperately to get people to buy more efficient cars, and one way of doing it is to tax gas guzzlers at a higher rate than hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars.
    • I am heartened to see that cars like the Prius are becoming hip (perhaps the love affair with gas guzzlers is starting to decline).
    • This is still the land of the gas guzzler and we were at cross purposes.
    • While hybrids have carved out a trendy and growing niche, Americans show little sign of abandoning gas guzzlers, and margins on pickups can be double those for compacts such as the Civic.
    • The usual proposal for getting people to buy more fuel efficient cars is either a tax on gasoline or a tax on gas guzzlers.
    • Modern living not only required a chrome-plated gas guzzler, a washing machine, fridge/freezer and similar household appliances but also modern-looking living space.
    • Friends of the Earth recently analysed car adverts in national newspapers in the UK and discovered that the media are primarily promoting the least fuel-efficient gas guzzlers rather than smaller, greener cars.
    • ‘The hybrid Lexus is also an answer to those who complain that SUVs are gas guzzlers,’ he said.
    • With gas prices real high, people aren't quite as interested in those big gas guzzlers anymore, and that could hurt GM even more down the road.
 
 

Definition of gas guzzler in US English:

gas guzzler

nounˈɡæs ˌɡəz(ə)lərˈɡas ˌɡəz(ə)lər
informal
  • An automobile with high fuel consumption.

    they should now be driving small cars rather than clunky Detroit gas guzzlers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In his view, promises of a hydrogen future are just an excuse for marketing more gas guzzlers today.
    • For years we've been trying desperately to get people to buy more efficient cars, and one way of doing it is to tax gas guzzlers at a higher rate than hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars.
    • SUVs are big-time gas guzzlers, adding substantially to the problem of global warming, and it's killing our coral.
    • Drivers of gas guzzlers such as SUVs should stash away even more funds.
    • With the threat of climate change growing, who needs a gas guzzler that can travel at more than three times the speed limit?
    • The usual proposal for getting people to buy more fuel efficient cars is either a tax on gasoline or a tax on gas guzzlers.
    • ‘The hybrid Lexus is also an answer to those who complain that SUVs are gas guzzlers,’ he said.
    • Modern living not only required a chrome-plated gas guzzler, a washing machine, fridge/freezer and similar household appliances but also modern-looking living space.
    • In older gas guzzlers the mileage is reduced by as much as 30%.
    • In the summer of 2002, the marginal buyers were pushing hard for the gas guzzlers.
    • While hybrids have carved out a trendy and growing niche, Americans show little sign of abandoning gas guzzlers, and margins on pickups can be double those for compacts such as the Civic.
    • This is still the land of the gas guzzler and we were at cross purposes.
    • I am heartened to see that cars like the Prius are becoming hip (perhaps the love affair with gas guzzlers is starting to decline).
    • Friends of the Earth recently analysed car adverts in national newspapers in the UK and discovered that the media are primarily promoting the least fuel-efficient gas guzzlers rather than smaller, greener cars.
    • It upsets some people because it's a big SUV and a gas guzzler.
    • If there's a sport-utility vehicle or other gas guzzler in your life, consider replacing it with a gas-sipping model like the Toyota Prius or Honda Insight.
    • Despite growing awareness of problems such as global warming and a willingness, expressed in many opinion polls, for a fuller range of mass-transit options, Americans are depending on their gas guzzlers more than ever.
    • It also means mass transit, as well as things like government programs to buy up old gas guzzlers.
    • As local punters are not beating down dealership doors to buy these gas guzzlers, Porsche is bringing a 3.2 litre V6 engine on stream as quickly as possible.
    • With gas prices real high, people aren't quite as interested in those big gas guzzlers anymore, and that could hurt GM even more down the road.
 
 
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