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motor vehicle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈmotor ˌvehicle noun [countable] formal  TTCany vehicle which has an engine, such as a car, bus, or truck 机动车辆 This road is closed to motor vehicles. 这条路机动车禁止通行。
Examples from the Corpus
motor vehicleHe died in Florence 26 December 1924, after being knocked down by a motor vehicle in London.This point means that where a motor vehicle is required to be fitted with wipers it must also have washers.For several decades the number of deaths resulting from motor vehicle accidents per 100,000 population has increased.This 1960 Act required the Surgeon General to undertake studies of the health effects of motor vehicle exhaust emissions.He sat back in the motor vehicle as the Doctor noticeably increased the speed of the journey.This road is closed to motor vehicles.
ˈmotor ˌvehicle nounChineseSyllable
an has as which Corpus such engine, any vehicle


motor vehicle
ˈmotor ˌvehicle noun [countable] formal
any vehicle which has an engine, such as a car, bus, or truck:
    This road is closed to motor vehicles.


motor vehicleBrE /ˈməʊtə viːəkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmoʊtər viːəkl/ 🔊, /ˈmoʊtər viːhɪkl/ 🔊 nounany road vehicle driven by an engine 机动车