单词 | to drive stick |
释义 | > as lemmasto drive stick P22. North American colloquial. to drive stick: to drive a car with a manual, as opposed to automatic, transmission (see sense 11l). [Probably originally short for to drive stick shift, to drive a stick shift; compare quot. 1966 and stick shift n. (a) at Compounds 2.] ΚΠ 1966 Yachting May 53 ‘Can I help it if I don't know how to drive stick shift?’] 1972 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 23 Feb. 14 c/5 (advt.) Volkswagen 1969 Bug, Like new... Wife won't drive stick. 1976 Christopher Street 1 28 I couldn't drive stick. Even though I was gonna take this car and go to Portugal. I couldn't drive stick. 1989 Frederick (Maryland) Post 14 Apr. e9/4 Mustang 78, 4 spd... Owner can't drive stick..Must sell. 2016 A. Z. Khan Lang. of Secrets 281 Rachel could drive stick like a race car driver. < as lemmas |
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