sedan 轎車
van箱型車
pick up truck小型貨卡車
economy car 國民車
luxury car高級車
sport utility vehicle(SUV)休旅車
multi-purpose vehicle(MPV)多功能休旅車
sports car跑車
super car超跑
convertible 敞篷車
saloon房車
limousine 禮車;加長型轎車
compact 小型汽車(擁擠)
taxi/cab 計程車
mini 微型車
compact 小型車
mid-sized 中型車
full-sized 大型車
steering wheel 方向盤
driving mirror 後視鏡
horn,hooter 喇叭
gearbox速箱
brake pedal刹車踏板
clutchpedal離合器踏板
hand brake手煞車
dashboard儀板
milometer 里程表
Speedometer 時速表
tank油箱
exhaust pipe排氣管
spare wheel備胎,備用輪胎
wheel輪子
body車身
windscreen擋風玻璃
windscreen wiper 雨刷
headlight 大燈
stoplight剎車燈
taillight 後車燈
ear blinker轉彎指示燈
mudguard泥板
wheel輪子
chassis底盤
wing mirror 後視鏡
bumper 保險桿
trunk行李箱
corner 街角
block 街區
overpass/flyover 高架橋
underpass/tunnel 隧道
shoulder 路肩
toll booth 收費亭
highway/freeway 公路
roundabout/circle 圓環
slow down慢駛
back into the driveway倒車進入車道
give your signal打燈號
watch for pedestrians注意行人
put on seat belt繫好安全帶buckle up
parking meter停車計時器
Zebra crossing斑馬線
traffic police交警
single line單行線
double white lines雙白線
dual carriage-way分隔式道路
artery traffic交通幹線;主幹道
carriage-way車行道
two-way traffic雙車道
cyclists only自行車通行
one way only單行道
steep hill陡坡
rough road不平整路
curve road彎路
winding road連續彎路
double bend road之字路
road junction道路交叉點
cross road十字路
speed limit速度限制
blocked此路不通
no entry不准駛入
no turns不准掉頭
safety island安全島
traffic jam交通擁擠
yield right of way讓出路權
driving without license無證駕駛
third-party insurance第三方保險
safety first安全第一
slight impact輕微碰撞
head-on collision迎面相撞
a chain collision連環撞
crash撞車
run over輾過
hit the brakes 煞車
roll down / up the window 搖下 / 搖上車窗
fog up 擋風窗戶 (起霧)
<How do I keep a windshield from fogging up?>
cut someone off 超某人車
(car) spin out 車子打滑
pull over (路邊) 停車 <Could you pull over here please?>
drop sb off 開車將某人載到某處
<Can you drop me off in front of Cathy's apartment?>
hit the road 上路
break down 壞掉、拋錨 <A truck broke down in the middle of the road.>
get caught in traffic 塞在路上動彈不得
get stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. 卡在車龍之中 (移動緩慢)
The traffic has started to build up. 車子越來越多了
get a flat tire 爆胎
get into a pile-up 發生連環車禍
over speed limit/above the speed limit/speeding 超速
break down (v.) / breakdown (n.) 車子拋錨
Route 29 Batman is killed after his Batmobile breaks down in Maryland
「29號公路蝙蝠俠」因其蝙蝠車在馬里蘭州拋錨而車禍身亡。— 摘自華盛頓郵報
roadside assistance 道路救援
SiriusXM is a leading provider of connected vehicles services to major automakers, giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and turn-by-turn navigation.
SiriusXM是和各大汽車業者車輛維修的合作廠商,提供消費者一整套安全、安穩和便利的服務,包括自動車禍提醒、被盜車輛追蹤服務、強化道路救援以及行進方向旋轉導航功能。— 摘自MarketWatch
illegal parking 違規停車
City to buy more tow trucks in illegal parking crackdown
雅加達將買更多拖吊車以遏止違規停車— 摘自雅加達郵報
tow away 拖吊(把車子拖走)
A crumpled ambulance was towed away from a busy Auckland intersection after a collision with a car today.
今天,某輛救護車在繁忙的奧克蘭路口和某輛汽車發生對撞後,這輛遭撞扁的救護車被拖走了。— 摘自紐西蘭前鋒報
back a car 倒車
A 90-year-old man in northwest suburban Woodstock always wanted to know what it would be like to back a car through a garage door.
某位住在Woodstock西北部郊區的90歲爺爺總是像知道倒車時撞過車庫大門市什麼感覺。
— 摘自ABC
park your car on the street 把車子停在路邊
When you’re finished, you park the car on the street or a designated parking lot.
當你用完車以後,可以把車子停在路邊或是指定的停車場。— 摘自Business Insider
driver’s license 駕照
license plate 牌照
pick-up date 取車日
drop-off date 還車日
Shotgun! 我坐前座!= I want to take the front seat.
What is the fastest way? 哪一條路最快?
take a shortcut/ cut corners抄捷徑
take a detour繞遠路
How far (is it) from here?
You just missed the exit! 你剛錯過了交流道了.