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people carrier

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈpeople ˌcarrier (also people mover) noun [countable]  a large car with about eight seats, used especially by people with families 八座小客车,小型面包车 SYN American English mini-van
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people carrierWe find ourselves bowing to the inevitable and buying a people carrier.Fiat say the Stilo will have the style of a car, the versatility of a people carrier.It seems that if you're after a mini people carrier, this is cheaper to run than all the others.
ˈpeople ˌcarrier nounChineseSyllable
large people car by a especially used about Corpus seats, with eight


people carrier
ˈpeople ˌcarrier (also ˈpeople ˌmover) noun [countable]
a large car with about eight seats, used especially by people with families
   SYN  mini-van American English


people carrierBrE /ˈpiːpl kæriə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpiːpl kæriər/ 🔊 (also ˈpeople mover) (both BrE) (NAmE, BrE mini·van, Mini Van™) noun
a large car, like a van, designed to carry up to eight people 小型面包车;(八人)小客车