跑车 meaning in Chinese
1.(指矿山斜井中绞车突然溜坡的事故) (of a winch) slide down (because of the snapping of the steel cable or other factors)
2.[口语] (列车员随车工作) (of a train attendant) work on the train
3.(林区放运木材用车) a kind of vehicle for transporting timber in a forest zone
4.(赛车) racing bike; carriage
Examples
- The racer lapped at unprecedented speed .
跑车以空前的速度跑完全程。 - The company is bringing out a new sports car .
公司正在生产一种新跑车。 - It had to be a sports car but more than a sports car .
它要象跑车，也要胜过跑车。 - Our car had to be obviously sporty and distinctively styled, with just a dash of nostalgia。
我们的车当然要象跑车，车型要别树一帜，还要有一点怀旧的色彩。 - For all his talk about sports cars and swimming-pools he is just an ordinary bank-clerk .
别看他大谈昂贵的汽车跑车和私人游泳池，其实他只不过是个银行的普通职员。