车的英文,在不同时态下有不同的表达:
名词:vehicle(车辆);wheeled machine or instrument(轮式机器或仪器);machine(机器)
动词:lathe(车床);turn(转弯);lift water by waterwheel(水车提水)
(1) vehicle:陆地上有轮子的运输工具
火车
train
汽车
motor vehicle;automobile
马车
(horse-drawn) carriage;cart
用车运货
carry goods in a vehicle
(2) wheeled machine or instrument:利用轮轴旋转的器具
纺车
spinning wheel
滑车
pulley
水车
waterwheel
(3) machine:机器
开车
set the machine going; start the machine
试车
trial [test] run
停车
stop the machine
1.那辆车横冲过马路,撞上了一个骑自行车的人。
The vehicle careered across the road and hit a cyclist.
2.要不是这车结实,根本走不完这段路程。
A less rugged vehicle would never have made the trip.
3.我们租了一辆四轮驱动车作环岛旅游。
We rented a four-wheel drive to get around the island.
4.二手车的花费只是新车的零头。
A second-hand car costs a fraction of a new one.
5.你和那辆车——真是一对杀手!
You and that car ─ it's a lethal combination!
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