stick shift

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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ˈstick shift noun [countable] American English  1. TTCa metal bar in a car that you move to control the gears 〔汽车的〕变速杆，换挡杆 SYN British English gear stick →5 see picture at 见图 car2. TTCa car that uses a stick shift system to control the gears 手动挡汽车 → automatic

Examples from the Corpus

stick shift• Guys who love the way a stick shift or a remote feels in their hands.

ˈstick shift nounChineseSyllable  

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stick shift
ˈstick shift noun [countable] American English
1. a metal bar in a car that you move to control the gears
   SYN  gear stick British English
2. a car that uses a stick shift system to control the gears ⇨ automatic

stick shiftBrE /ˈstɪk ʃɪft/ 🔊NAmE /ˈstɪk ʃɪft/ 🔊 noun (NAmE, informal)

(NAmE also gearshift) (BrE ˈgear lever, ˈgear·stick) a handle used to change the gears of a vehicle 变速杆；换挡杆a vehicle that has a stick shift 手动变速车  ➡  compare automatic noun (2)