Word
hubcaps
轮毂盖
hubcaps is the plural of hubcap.
核心释义
hubcap
- 1.
覆盖汽车轮毂的装饰性和保护性圆盘。
A decorative and protective disk that covers the hub of a motor car wheel.
- 2.
覆盖车轮轮毂的盖子
cap that fits over the hub of a wheel
覆盖汽车轮毂的装饰性和保护性圆盘。；覆盖车轮轮毂的盖子；毂盖；(美)(非正式)骄傲自大的人
用法In use
One of the hubcaps on my car came off while I was driving on the highway.
用法提示：hubcap 是名词，指车轮中心的盖罩，句中指汽车轮毂盖。
He polished the hubcaps until they shone brightly in the sunlight.
用法提示：hubcap 的复数形式 hubcaps 作宾语，表示多个轮毂盖。
The old truck was missing a hubcap, so the rusty wheel was clearly visible.
用法提示：hubcap 为单数可数名词，表示轮毂盖。
the hubcap on + [noun]
表示在哪个轮子上时，常用介词 on。
The hubcap on the left front wheel is loose.
左前轮上的轮毂盖松了。
one of the hubcaps + [verb]
one of 后要用复数名词 hubcaps。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- chrome hubcap
- 镀铬轮毂盖
- The chrome hubcaps shone in the sunlight.镀铬轮毂盖在阳光下闪闪发光。
- loose hubcap
- 松动的轮毂盖
- A loose hubcap rattled as the car moved.汽车行驶时，一个松动的轮毂盖咔嗒作响。
- stolen hubcap
- 被偷的轮毂盖
- He reported the stolen hubcaps to the police.他向警方报案轮毂盖被盗。
- hubcap fell off
- 轮毂盖脱落
- One hubcap fell off while she was driving on the highway.她在高速公路上行驶时，一个轮毂盖脱落了。
- replace a hubcap
- 更换轮毂盖
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 hubcap 拆成 hub（轮毂）和 cap（盖子）：想象轮毂戴上一顶小帽子，就是轮毂盖。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：汽车维修与配件、日常车辆保养、车辆外观描述 hubcap 通常指车轮外侧的毂盖，是日常中性的说法，多用于汽车维修、洗车或描述车辆外观的场合。注意在非正式美式口语中还可能指“骄傲自大的人”，但这个义项比较特殊，使用时要看上下文。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all rhyme with the -cap of hubcap (final /æp/, spelled -ap). Be careful: hubbub /ˈhʌbʌb/ looks similar at the start but has a different vowel and final consonant, so it does not rhyme.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.