单词 | all-wheel driver |
释义 | > as lemmasall-wheel driver b. With modifying word(s) in compounds designating bicycles, motor vehicles, etc., in which power is applied to specified wheels or axles, as all-wheel driver, double driver, front driver, rear driver, etc. ΚΠ 1881 Graphic 14 May (advt.) Double Driver. Makers: The Coventry Machinists' Co. 1895 Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. Dec. 372 I did not see one solitary specimen of the front driver. 1935 Piqua (Ohio) Daily Call 13 May 7/5 The four-wheel driver, finished off in the pastel shades or orchid and beige, made its initial test run with Rose at the wheel this week. 1988 Road & Track Nov. 96/1 It's almost spooky how much extra grip the all-wheel-driver has over the rear-driver. 2014 S. Dharmapala Saree (2015) 322 She had to hang onto the parcels for dear life as the three-wheel driver careered around the narrow rural roads. < as lemmas |
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