car
Verb + car
- drive a car
- hire a car: 租车
- park a car: 停车
- get into/out of a car: 上车/下车
- cars start: 汽车启动
- cars crash: 车祸
- cars skid: 车打滑
- cars break down: 车坏了
Adjective + car
- a luxury car: 豪华汽车
- a reliable car: 可靠的汽车
- an economical car: 经济型汽车
- a spacious car: 宽敞的汽车
- a sports car: 跑车
Car + noun
- a car alarm: 汽车报警器
- a car accident: 车祸
- a car park: 停车场
- your car keys: 你的车钥匙
1. Verb + car
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the above verbs:
- He …… into the car and drove off towards the motorway.
- I’m afraid we have a problem. I can’t remember where I …… the car!
- Don’t ask dad if you can use his car. He never lets anyone else ….it
- Mike …… his mum’s car. He ran into the back of a bus outside the cinema.
- The car wouldn’t …… , so we had to take a bus.
- My car …… down on the way to work, so I was late for an important meeting.
- The car …… when I braked suddenly. At least we didn’t crash!
- We usually …… a car when we go on holiday. You can see a lot more that way.
2. Adjective + car
Complete the sentences with the above adjectives:
- The car I have just now is very …… . It does about 20 kilometres to the litre!
- The sales of …… cars like Porsche and Rolls Royce increased sharply last year.
- It’s a …… car with lots of room. It seats five adults comfortably.
- My new car is certainly more …… . The last one was never out of the garage!
- I used to have a really fast open-topped …… car when I was younger, but it’s not very practical in the winter!
3. Car + noun
Complete the sentences with the above nouns:
- Many of the people badly injured in car …… weren’t wearing seat belts.
- I’ve lost my car …… and I can’t find them anywhere.
- My neighbour’s car …… went off at 2am and woke the whole street up!
- We didn’t stop to visit the castle because the car …… was full!