prang
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++prang /præŋ/ verb [transitive] British English informalTTCDAMAGE to damage a vehicle in an accident 〔在事故中〕撞毁，损坏〔车辆〕 —prang noun [countable]→ See Verb table
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prang
prang /præŋ/
verb [transitive]
British English informal to damage a vehicle in an accident
—prang noun [countable]
▪ accident an event in which a vehicle is damaged and often someone is hurt: Her father died in a car accident. | Hugh had an accident on his way to work.
▪crash a serious accident in which a vehicle hits something else: Rees-Jones was the only person to survive the crash. | a car/plane/train crash | He was killed in a plane crash.
▪collision an accident in which two or more cars, trains etc hit each other: His car was involved in a collision with a train. | a head-on collision (=between vehicles that are driving towards each other): The actor was killed in a head-on collision while driving his new sports car.
▪disaster a serious accident involving a train, plane, or boat, in which a lot of people are killed or injured: It was Britain’s worst air disaster.
▪wreck American English an accident in which a car or train is badly damaged: Ben nearly died in a car wreck.
▪pile-up an accident that involves several cars or trucks: The pile-up happened in thick fog. | There was a 12-car pile-up on the motorway.
▪fender-bender American English informal, prang British English informal a car accident in which little damage is done: Atkinson was involved in a fender-bender in the hotel parking lot. | At 15, he borrowed his parents’ car and had a prang.
prang /præŋ/
verb [transitive]British English informal to damage a vehicle in an accident
—prang noun [countable]
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