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four-wheel drive

noun
🔊/ˌfɔː wiːl ˈdraɪv/
🔊/ˌfɔːr wiːl ˈdraɪv/
(especially North American English all-wheel drive)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a system in which power is applied to all four wheels of a vehicle, making it easier to control; a vehicle with this system（车辆）四轮驱动；四轮驱动汽车
    • a car with four-wheel drive四轮驱动轿车
    • We rented a four-wheel drive to get around the island.我们租了一辆四轮驱动车作环岛旅游。🔊🔊
    see also four-by-fourTopics Transport by car or lorryc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFour-wheel drive is used before these nouns:
    • vehicle
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