喜樂美語
  1. 1nB1/ˈɔːtoʊ/汽車

    口語A car; a short, American way of saying automobile.

    A car汽車 a short, American way of saying automobile；是美式英語裡「automobile」的簡稱說法

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei's uncle works at an auto factory that builds electric cars.

    逐字美的叔叔在一家製造電動車的汽車工廠工作。

    「auto」是 automobile（汽車）的縮短說法，主要在美式英語裡用，常出現在跟車子相關的詞裡，像 auto parts（汽車零件）、the auto industry（汽車工業）。可以想成它是「車」這個概念的正式／業界用字，平常聊天大家還是多說 car。

    常見搭配

    • the auto industry

      汽車工業

      the business of making cars

      The auto industry employs thousands of workers.

    • auto parts

      汽車零件

      the pieces used to build or repair cars

      This shop sells auto parts for old cars.

    • auto shop

      汽車（修理）店

      a place that repairs or sells parts for cars

      Take the car to the auto shop tomorrow.

core核心畫面

You can picture a car — auto is just a short, American way of saying automobile, the same machine you drive around in.

可以想成一輛汽車——auto 只是 automobile（汽車）的美式簡稱，指的就是你開來開去的那台車。

複數 autos

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Autoname

  • 1

    An unincorporated community in West Virginia.

autonoun詞源 1/ˈɔːtəʊ/

  • 1

    A setting for automatic operation.

    • Put it on auto.
  • 2

    automotivetransportvehiclesAn automatic gearbox/transmission.

    • A body-coloured centre pillar signalled the arrival of an electronic four-speed auto, slight suspension revisions and minor trim changes.
  • 3

    automotivetransportvehiclesA car with an automatic gearbox/transmission.

    • It wasn't too bad but we did hire an auto (couldn't imagine changing gears with my right hand).

autoverb詞源 2/ˈɔːtəʊ/

  • 1

    datedTo travel by automobile.

    • The food was excellent and well served, and it recalled the Norman cities he had autoed to.
    • Christmas Day we decided to spend in snow, in order to feel more at home, and so we autoed up 5000 ft. to Peira Cava and reveled in the winter sports, autoing back to the roses and “summer time” at nightfall.

autonoun詞源 3/ˈɔːtəʊ/

  • 1

    An autorickshaw.

    • Users are often unable to note down the number of the taxi or the auto as the driver will just zoom past.

autonoun詞源 4/ˈɔːtəʊ/

  • 1

    A genre of dramatic literature.

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