runabout

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run·a·bout /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/ noun [countable]  informalTTC a small car used for short journeys 〔用于短途旅行的〕轻便小汽车

Examples from the Corpus

runabout• But nose to bumper she followed Lucy's city runabout and it was fine.• Jak, 45, of Middleton-St-George, Darlington, bought his runabout machine for a couple of hundred pounds.• Special all-day Purbeck Line runabout tickets are available during the weekend at £5 for adults and just £2.50 for children.• They will train again on Thursday, in private, and then have a public runabout at Rubislaw on Friday.

run·a·bout nounChineseSyllable  

short a used for car Corpus small journeys

runabout
run‧a‧bout /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/ noun [countable]
informal a small car used for short journeys

run·aboutBrE /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌnəbaʊt/ 🔊 noun (BrE, informal) a small car, especially one used for short journeys （用于短途旅行的）小型汽车