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单词 gas-guzzling
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Definition of gas-guzzling in English:

gas-guzzling

adjectiveˈɡasˌɡʌz(ə)lɪŋ
informal
  • (of a car) having a high fuel consumption.

    gas-guzzling SUVs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They use newer, more fuel-efficient turbofan engines to slash the operating costs of the current generation of gas-guzzling private planes.
    • He docks his vintage, gas-guzzling cruiser at the yacht club and doesn't like the noise of the occasional plane invading his personal space.
    • They checked to see what it would take to replace the old gas-guzzling yellow cabs, which get around 10 miles a gallon.
    • From an economic point of view, a reduction in gas-guzzling cars is the smart thing to do.
    • He rides in the back of his own gas-guzzling armored limo.
    • An energy expert fumed about all that gas-guzzling stop-and-go driving during the chase scenes.
    • Gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars could be charged a double congestion charge.
    • There's nothing "hot" or "sexy" about driving a gas-guzzling vehicle.
    • The hybrid bus gets 8 to 10 miles per gallon, which might not sound great, but that's actually nearly double that of standard gas-guzzling buses.
    • Plastic bottles are made from oil products transported by gas-guzzling trucks.
 
 

Definition of gas-guzzling in US English:

gas-guzzling

adjective
informal
  • (of a car) having a high fuel consumption.

    gas-guzzling SUVs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He docks his vintage, gas-guzzling cruiser at the yacht club and doesn't like the noise of the occasional plane invading his personal space.
    • They checked to see what it would take to replace the old gas-guzzling yellow cabs, which get around 10 miles a gallon.
    • He rides in the back of his own gas-guzzling armored limo.
    • They use newer, more fuel-efficient turbofan engines to slash the operating costs of the current generation of gas-guzzling private planes.
    • Plastic bottles are made from oil products transported by gas-guzzling trucks.
    • The hybrid bus gets 8 to 10 miles per gallon, which might not sound great, but that's actually nearly double that of standard gas-guzzling buses.
    • Gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars could be charged a double congestion charge.
    • An energy expert fumed about all that gas-guzzling stop-and-go driving during the chase scenes.
    • There's nothing "hot" or "sexy" about driving a gas-guzzling vehicle.
    • From an economic point of view, a reduction in gas-guzzling cars is the smart thing to do.
 
 
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