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主題:汽車

2. clutch [klʌtʃ] 離合器 Take your foot off the clutch after gear shifting.

3. dashboard [ˋdæʃ͵bɔrd]儀錶板 We are convinced that the customer will accept this new dashboard.

4. rear-view mirror [rɪr vju ˋmɪrɚ ]後視鏡 A driver can see the road behind him by looking at the rear view mirror.

5. piston[ˋpɪstn]活塞 The connecting rod is attached to the piston by the piston pin.

6. Indicator [ˋɪndə͵ketɚ]方向燈 One of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning.
turn signal 方向燈(美國用法)

7. radiator 散熱器 Fill your radiator with water, or your engine will overheat.

8. valve [vælv]閥門 The exhaust valve on my car has burnt out three times

9. pedal [ˋpɛd!]踏板 He pushed hard on the brake pedal to avoid a collision. brake pedal 剎車踏板clutch pedal 離合器踏板accelerator油門

10. transmission [trænsˋmɪʃən]傳動 The parts of a vehicle that take power from the engine to the wheels.
gearbox變速箱

11. fuel tank[ˋfjʊəl tæŋk]油箱 White vapor bloomed from the side of the rocket's fuel tank

12. tailpipe [ˋtelpaɪp]排氣管 Remove the muffler from the exhaust tailpipe.
exhaust pipe排氣管
muffler消音器

13. shock absorber避震器 Humor is the shock absorber of life; it helps us take action.

14. carburettor 化油器 If an engine ticks over slowly or too fast an adjustment must be made to the carburettor.
carburetor 化油器(美國用法)

15. spark plug [spɑrk plʌg ]火星塞 Check your spark plug for carbon and check the spark plug gap.

16. windscreen [ˋwɪnd͵skrin] 擋風玻璃

17. windscreen wiper [ˋwɪnd͵skrinˋwaɪpɚ ] 雨刷 The windscreen wiper has to be changed.

18. fender [ˋfɛndɚ]擋泥板 When my father sees the dent in his fender, he'll be mad as hornet.

19. license plate [ˋlaɪsns plet ]汽車牌照 I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside.

20. bumper [ˋbʌmpɚ]保險桿 Our bumpers just grazed as we passed.

21. chassis [ˋʃæsɪ] 車身底盤