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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

car [kɒːr]
  1. 1. noun [c] [Auto] 汽车
  2. 2. noun [US] [Railway] 车厢[英 = carriage,coach]
    by car
    汽车
    the dining/buffet car
    [BRIT] [铁路] 餐车

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

car [kɑːr]
  1. 1. noun [Abbreviation] Civil Air Regulations,民航条例
  2. 2. n.[c] 轿车小汽车
    It is vital to have clean sideview mirrors on all cars.
    所有汽车的侧视镜擦干净重要
    He needs a car to get to work.
    上班需要一辆轿车
  3. 3. noun [Abbreviation] Committed Access Rate,承诺访问速率
  4. 4. n.[c] 火车车厢有轨电车
    The railroad car was making it final stop before arriving at its destination.
    火车到达目的地之前最后一次停靠
    Three cars had jumped the rails.
    有三辆车脱轨
  5. 5. n.[c] 吊舱,升降舱
    The car lift was suspend in the air with steel cables.
    这部箱式升降机钢索吊到空中
  6. 6. n.[c] [American English] 电梯车厢
    The elevator car was stuck on the 15th floor.
    这部电梯厢被困在15层。
    The car was on the top floor.
    那辆车在顶楼
  7. 7. n.[c] 缆车车厢
    This cable car is able to hold a maximum of 10 people.
    这部缆车最多容纳十人
    They took a cable car to the top of the mountain.
    他们缆车山顶

Collins English-English Dictionary

car [kɒː]
  1. 1. n motorcar automobile a self-propelled road vehicle designed to carry passengers, esp one with four wheels that is powered by an internal-combustion engine
  2. 2. n (as modifier)
    car coat
  3. 3. n a conveyance for passengers, freight, etc, such as a cable car or the carrier of an airship or balloon
  4. 4. n [Brit] a railway vehicle for passengers only, such as a sleeping car or buffet car
  5. 5. n [chiefly US and Canadian] a railway carriage or van
  6. 6. n [chiefly US] the enclosed platform of a lift
  7. 7. n a poetic word for chariot
  8. 8. n [Etymology] C14: from Anglo-French carre, ultimately related to Latin carra, carrum two-wheeled wagon, probably of Celtic origin; compare Old Irish carr

Examples

A bad accident in a Stock car race in Melbourne, Australia. The car does 14 flips and leaves the guy practically untouched!
澳大利亚墨尔本举行的改装车比赛,发生了一起严重事故。一辆车翻了14圈,但是车手却毫发无损!
The dirty car needed a car wash.
那辆脏车需要清洗一下。
That car salesman has a silver tongue and he can sell any car off the lot.
那位汽车销售员口才很好,他能卖掉场地里的任何一辆车。
He assured me that I could borrow his car. Famous last words. He doesn't even own a car.
他向我保证能借给我车。鬼才相信呢!他根本就没车。
This car was written off after being stolen from a car park.
这辆车在从停车场被盗之后注销了。
I'll have this car and this car only.
我要这辆车,而且只要这辆车。
to baby a new car
谨慎地驾驶新汽车

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