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four-wheel drive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌfour-wheel ˈdrive (written abbreviation 4WD) noun [countable, uncountable]  TTCa system which gives the power of the engine to all four wheels in a vehicle, or a vehicle that has this type of system 四轮驱动;四轮驱动汽车
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four-wheel driveHire a four-wheel drive vehicle - there are lots of off-the-beaten-track spots to discover.Type: Front-engine, four-wheel drive, nine-passenger, full-size sport utility.So why not fit four-wheel drive?Cyril put the truck into four-wheel drive.Three teams in 1969 raced four-wheel drive - Lotus, Tyrrell-Matra and who was the third?She was an International Harvester Scout four-wheel drive.But clever suspension changes and, more important, the four-wheel drive, have tamed the beast.Base price for the extended cab version with four-wheel drive is $ 21,400.
ˌfour-wheel ˈdrive nounChineseSyllable
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four-wheel drive
ˌfour-wheel ˈdrive noun [uncountable and countable]
a system which gives the power of the engine to all four wheels in a vehicle, or a vehicle that has this type of system


four-wheel driveBrE /ˌfɔː wiːl ˈdraɪv/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfɔːr wiːl ˈdraɪv/ 🔊 (especially NAmE ˌall-wheel ˈdrive) noun [uncountable, countable]
a system in which power is applied to all four wheels of a vehicle, making it easier to control; a vehicle with this system (车辆)四轮驱动;四轮驱动汽车a car with four-wheel drive四轮驱动轿车We rented a four-wheel drive to get around the island. 我们租了一辆四轮驱动车作环岛旅游。🔊🔊   see also four-by-four