| 单词 | family car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfamily car family car n. †(a) any of various types of horse-drawn vehicle suitable or designed for use by a family (obsolete); (b) originally U.S. a car suitable for use by a family, (now) esp. a vehicle of larger-than-average size designed to carry adults and children; (also) a car belonging to a (particular) family. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > specific horse-drawn pony car1819 family car1821 hippomobile1899 1821 Manch. Guardian 9 June 1/1 (advt.) A handsome family car and harness. Mr Howe will sell by auction, this present Saturday. 1897 Irish Times 9 Dec. 2/8 (advt.) Ralli Cart, in nice order, £14; Family Car, £16. Slye's, Talbot street. 1904 N.Y. Times 1 May 12/6 (advt.) The Yale Touring Car for 1904 represents..more value for the money than any other automobile in America. It is a family car in the fullest sense of the word. 1954 in Amer. Speech (1955) 30 286 For these youths ‘grounded’ meant not having the use of the family car. 2008 Independent 4 Sept. 27/1 The Nano..is expected to be the cheapest mass market family car in the world when it goes on sale later this year. < as lemmas |
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