单词 | rent-a-car |
释义 | rent-a-car in British English (ˈrɛntəˌkɑː) noun informal another name for rental car rental car in British English (ˈrɛntəl kɑː) noun a car that can be hired for a short period of time rent-a-car in American English (ˈrentəˌkɑːr) noun 1. a company or service that rents cars, as by the day or week 2. a car provided by such a company or service adjective 3. Also, esp Brit.: self-drive of or pertaining to such a company or service rent-a-car rates Word origin [1930–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, cloverleaf, logical positivism, saddle stitch, technical foulExamples of 'rent-a-car' in a sentence |
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