four-wheel drive
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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 drive• Hire 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
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
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