car 音标拼音: [k'ɑr]
n . 汽车,有轮的车,客车
汽车,有轮的车,客车
car n 1 :
a motor vehicle with four wheels ;
usually propelled by an internal combustion engine ; "
he needs a car to get to work "
[
synonym : {
car }, {
auto }, {
automobile }, {
machine }, {
motorcar }]
2 :
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad ; "
three cars had jumped the rails " [
synonym : {
car }, {
railcar }, {
railway car }, {
railroad car }]
3 :
the compartment that is suspended from an airship and that carries personnel and the cargo and the power plant [
synonym :
{
car }, {
gondola }]
4 :
where passengers ride up and down ; "
the car was on the top floor " [
synonym : {
car }, {
elevator car }]
5 :
a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway ;
"
they took a cable car to the top of the mountain " [
synonym :
{
cable car }, {
car }]
Gauge \
Gauge \,
n . [
Written also gage .]
1 .
A measure ;
a standard of measure ;
an instrument to determine dimensions ,
distance ,
or capacity ;
a standard .
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This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and groove to equal breadth by . --
Moxon .
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There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds .
--
I .
Taylor .
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2 .
Measure ;
dimensions ;
estimate .
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The gauge and dimensions of misery ,
depression ,
and contempt . --
Burke .
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3 . (
Mach . &
Manuf .)
Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things ;
a templet or template ;
as ,
a button maker '
s gauge .
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4 . (
Physics )
Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon ,
or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment ; --
usually applied to some particular instrument ;
as ,
a rain gauge ;
a steam gauge .
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5 . (
Naut .)
(
a )
Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind ;
as ,
a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it ,
and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it .
(
b )
The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water .
--
Totten .
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6 .
The distance between the rails of a railway .
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Note :
The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is four feet ,
eight and one half inches .
Wide ,
or broad ,
gauge ,
in the United States ,
is six feet ;
in England ,
seven feet ,
and generally any gauge exceeding standard gauge .
Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called narrow gauge .
It varies from two feet to three feet six inches .
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7 . (
Plastering )
The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting .
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8 . (
Building )
That part of a shingle ,
slate ,
or tile ,
which is exposed to the weather ,
when laid ;
also ,
one course of such shingles ,
slates ,
or tiles .
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{
Gauge of a carriage }, {
car },
etc .,
the distance between the wheels ; --
ordinarily called the {
track }.
{
Gauge cock },
a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining the height of the water level in a steam boiler .
{
Gauge concussion } (
Railroads ),
the jar caused by a car -
wheel flange striking the edge of the rail .
{
Gauge glass },
a glass tube for a water gauge .
{
Gauge lathe },
an automatic lathe for turning a round object having an irregular profile ,
as a baluster or chair round ,
to a templet or gauge .
{
Gauge point },
the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is one inch ,
and contents equal to that of a unit of a given measure ; --
a term used in gauging casks ,
etc .
{
Gauge rod },
a graduated rod ,
for measuring the capacity of barrels ,
casks ,
etc .
{
Gauge saw },
a handsaw ,
with a gauge to regulate the depth of cut . --
Knight .
{
Gauge stuff },
a stiff and compact plaster ,
used in making cornices ,
moldings ,
etc .,
by means of a templet .
{
Gauge wheel },
a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam ,
to determine the depth of the furrow .
{
Joiner '
s gauge },
an instrument used to strike a line parallel to the straight side of a board ,
etc .
{
Printer '
s gauge },
an instrument to regulate the length of the page .
{
Rain gauge },
an instrument for measuring the quantity of rain at any given place .
{
Salt gauge },
or {
Brine gauge },
an instrument or contrivance for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its specific gravity ,
as in the boilers of ocean steamers .
{
Sea gauge },
an instrument for finding the depth of the sea .
{
Siphon gauge },
a glass siphon tube ,
partly filled with mercury , --
used to indicate pressure ,
as of steam ,
or the degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air pump or other vacuum ;
a manometer .
{
Sliding gauge }. (
Mach .)
(
a )
A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use ,
as screws ,
railway -
car axles ,
etc .
(
b )
A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges ,
and preserved as a reference ,
to detect wear of the working gauges .
(
c ) (
Railroads )
See Note under {
Gauge },
n .,
5 .
{
Star gauge } (
Ordnance ),
an instrument for measuring the diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its length .
{
Steam gauge },
an instrument for measuring the pressure of steam ,
as in a boiler .
{
Tide gauge },
an instrument for determining the height of the tides .
{
Vacuum gauge },
a species of barometer for determining the relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a steam engine and the air .
{
Water gauge }.
(
a )
A contrivance for indicating the height of a water surface ,
as in a steam boiler ;
as by a gauge cock or glass .
(
b )
The height of the water in the boiler .
{
Wind gauge },
an instrument for measuring the force of the wind on any given surface ;
an anemometer .
{
Wire gauge },
a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal ;
also ,
a standard of size .
See under {
Wire }.
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Automobile \
Au "
to *
mo *
bile `\,
n . [
F .]
a self -
propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers ,
suitable for use on a street or roadway .
Many diferent models of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially ,
possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (
in a {
convertible }),
different braking systems ,
different propulsion systems ,
and varied styling .
Most models have four wheels but some have been built with three wheels .
Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (
using volatile inflammable liquids ,
as gasoline or petrol ,
alcohol ,
naphtha ,
etc .),
and sometimes by steam engines ,
or electric motors .
The power of the driving motor varies from under 50 H .
P .
for earlier models to over 200 H .
P .
larger models or high -
performance sports or racing cars .
An automobile is commonly called a {
car }
or an {
auto },
and generally in British usage , {
motor cars }.
Syn :
car ,
auto ,
machine ,
motorcar .
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Webster 1913 Suppl .
PJC ]
Car \
Car \,
n . [
OF .
car ,
char ,
F .
cahr ,
fr .
L .
carrus ,
Wagon :
a Celtic word ;
cf .
W .
car ,
Armor .
karr ,
Ir . &
Gael .
carr .
cf .
{
Chariot }.]
1 .
A small vehicle moved on wheels ;
usually ,
one having but two wheels and drawn by one horse ;
a cart .
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2 .
A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad . [
U .
S .]
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Note :
In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway carriage ;
a freight car a goods wagon ;
a platform car a goods truck ;
a baggage car a van .
But styles of car introduced into England from America are called cars ;
as ,
tram car .
Pullman car .
See {
Train }.
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3 .
A chariot of war or of triumph ;
a vehicle of splendor ,
dignity ,
or solemnity . [
Poetic ].
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The gilded car of day . --
Milton .
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The towering car ,
the sable steeds . --
Tennyson .
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4 . (
Astron .)
The stars also called Charles '
s Wain ,
the Great Bear ,
or the Dipper .
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The Pleiads ,
Hyads ,
and the Northern Car . --
Dryden .
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5 .
The cage of a lift or elevator .
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6 .
The basket ,
box ,
or cage suspended from a balloon to contain passengers ,
ballast ,
etc .
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7 .
A floating perforated box for living fish . [
U .
S .]
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{
Car coupling },
or {
Car coupler },
a shackle or other device for connecting the cars in a railway train . [
U .
S .]
{
Dummy car } (
Railroad ),
a car containing its own steam power or locomotive .
{
Freight car } (
Railrood ),
a car for the transportation of merchandise or other goods . [
U .
S .]
{
Hand car } (
Railroad ),
a small car propelled by hand ,
used by railroad laborers ,
etc . [
U .
S .]
{
Horse car },
or {
Street car },
an omnibus car ,
draw by horses or other power upon rails laid in the streets . [
U .
S .]
{
Palace car }, {
Drawing -
room car }, {
Sleeping car }, {
Parlor car },
etc . (
Railroad ),
cars especially designed and furnished for the comfort of travelers .
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63 Moby Thesaurus words for "
car ":
Pullman ,
Pullman car ,
auto ,
autocar ,
automobile ,
baggage car ,
boat ,
boxcar ,
buggy ,
bus ,
caboose ,
carriage ,
chair car ,
coach ,
coupe ,
covered waggon ,
crate ,
day coach ,
diner ,
dinghy ,
dining car ,
drawing room ,
flat ,
flatcar ,
gondola ,
heap ,
jalopy ,
limousine ,
local ,
luggage van ,
machine ,
mail car ,
mail van ,
motor ,
motor vehicle ,
motorcar ,
motorized vehicle ,
palace car ,
parlor car ,
passenger car ,
phaeton ,
railway car ,
reefer ,
refrigerator car ,
roadster ,
roomette ,
runabout ,
sedan ,
sleeper ,
smoker ,
smoking car ,
station wagon ,
stockcar ,
tank ,
tender ,
touring ,
truck ,
tub ,
van ,
voiture ,
waggon ,
wheels ,
wreck
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