a belt that is attached to the seat in a car or plane and that you fasten around yourself so that you are not thrown out of the seat if there is an accident（汽车或飞机上的）安全带
drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(North American English, informal) a stick shift开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车
have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下
buy/sell a used car/(especially British English) a second-hand car买／卖二手车
take/pass/fail a (British English) driving test/(both North American English) driver’s test/road test参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试
get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (British English) driving licence/(North American English) driver’s license得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照
Driving驾驶
put on/fasten/(North American English)buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt系上／解开安全带
put/turn/leave the key in the ignition把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关
start the car/engine发动汽车／引擎
(British English)change/(North American English)shift/put something into gear换挡；挂上挡
press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator踩刹车／离合器／油门
release the clutch/(especially British English) the handbrake/(both North American English) the emergency brake/the parking brake松开离合器／手刹
drive/park/reverse the car驾车；停车；倒车
(British English)indicate left/right
(especially North American English)signal that you are turning left/right
take/miss(British English) the turning/(especially North American English) the turn拐弯；错过拐弯处
apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)踩刹车；猛踩刹车
beep/honk/(especially British English)toot/(British English)sound your horn按喇叭
Problems and accidents问题及事故
a car skids/crashes (into something)/collides (with something)车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞
swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人
crash/lose control of the car撞车；车失控
have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(North American English) a car wreck/a hit-and-run出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故
be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒
dent/hit(British English) the bonnet/(North American English) the hood撞凹／撞上引擎盖
break/crack/shatter(British English) the windscreen/(North American English) the windshield打碎挡风玻璃
blow/(especially British English)burst/puncture(British English) a tyre/(North American English) a tire爆胎；扎破轮胎
get/have(British English) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了
inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎
Traffic and driving regulations交通法规
be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam遇上堵车
cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock引起交通堵塞
experience/face lengthy delays经历／面临长时间的延误
beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour避开交通高峰时段
break/observe/(North American English)drive the speed limit超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶
be caught on(British English) a speed camera被测速摄像机逮住
stop somebody for/pull somebody over for/(British English, informal)be done for speeding因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住
(both informal)run/(British English)jump a red light/the lights闯红灯
be arrested for/charged with(British English) drink-driving/(both US English) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉
be banned/(British English)disqualified from driving被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格
CollocationsTopics Transport by airb1, Transport by car or lorryb1