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MOT

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
MOT /ˌem əʊ ˈtiː $ -oʊ-/ (also MOT test) noun [countable]  TTCa test in Britain that all cars more than three years old must pass every year in order to show that they are still safe to be driven 〔英国对三年以上车龄车辆的〕年检 My car’s just failed its MOT. 我的车未能通过年检。 an MOT certificate 年检证书
Examples from the Corpus
MOTRandom undercover checks at 50 MOT garages in the Durham and Cleveland area showed almost half were not up to scratch.The photocopied documents are described as almost perfect and impossible to detect by the ordinary person, and even by MOT staff.We have the very latest equipment and facilities including MOT.April 1992 saw the car completed and it passed its MOT with flying colours.The milometer says 31,000 miles, but the last MOT certificate says 57,000 miles.Some of the garages are still carrying out MOTs on cars.Passed MOT Last week: will only swap for some-Thing quite unique. 1986 low mileage Brother.MOT certificateThe milometer says 31,000 miles, but the last MOT certificate says 57,000 miles.
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MOT
MOT /ˌem əʊ ˈtiː $ -oʊ-/ (also ˌMOˈT test) noun [countable]
a test in Britain that all cars more than three years old must pass every year in order to show that they are still safe to be driven:
    My car’s just failed its MOT.
    an MOT certificate


MOTBrE /ˌem əʊ ˈtiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌem ˈtiː/ 🔊 (also MOT test) nounthe abbreviation for 'Ministry of Transport' (a test that any vehicle in Britain over three years old must take in order to make sure that it is safe and in good condition) 车辆性能检测(英国对超过三年的机动车进行的强制性检测,全写为 Ministry of Transport)I've got to take the car in for its MOT. 我得把车开去进行车检。🔊🔊to pass/fail the MOT 车辆性能检测合格/不合格