fender bender

/ˈfɛndər ˌbɛndər/

Meanings

noun

小刮蹭，小事故.

A minor accident involving at least one motor vehicle.

Examples :

"My insurance went up even though all my accidents were just fender-benders."

即使我所有的事故都只是小刮蹭，我的保险还是涨价了。

Related Words

minor noun

/ˈmaɪnɚ/

未成年人，青少年

"It is illegal to sell weapons to minors under the age of eighteen."

向未满十八岁的未成年人出售武器是违法的。

benders noun

/ˈbɛndərz/

弯曲者，弯折器

"The professional metal benders in the factory use large machines to shape steel into car parts. "

工厂里专业的金属弯曲工人们使用大型机器将钢材塑造成汽车零件。

involving verb

/ɪnˈvɒlvɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ/

缠绕，卷入。

"The baker was involving the dough around a metal form to create a spiral-shaped pastry. "

面包师正在把面团缠绕在一个金属模具上，以便制作螺旋形状的糕点。

fender noun

/ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/

挡泥板，翼子板

"The bicycle bumped into the car, leaving a scratch on the fender. "

自行车撞到了汽车，在翼子板上留下了一道划痕。

accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

事故，意外。

"to die by an accident"

因意外事故而死

insurance noun

/ɪn.ˈʃɔː.ɹəns/ /ɪn.ˈʃɝ.əns/

保险，保障。

"The car was totalled, but fortunately I had insurance."

车撞毁了，但幸运的是我买了保险。

motor noun

/ˈməʊtə/ /ˈmoʊtɚ/

马达，发动机

"The electric motor in my daughter's toy car makes it move quickly. "

我女儿玩具车里的电动马达让它跑得很快。

least noun

/list/

最小量，极少量

"The smallest amount of time, the least, needed to complete the project was two hours. "

完成这个项目所需的最短时间，也就是最小量，是两个小时。

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

虽然，可是，但是

"I will do it, though."

不过，我还是会做的。

vehicle noun

/ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/ /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ /ˈvi.ə.kəl/

车辆，交通工具

"My father's truck is a reliable vehicle for transporting the family to the park. "

我爸爸的卡车是可靠的车辆，能把我们一家人安全地送到公园。

accidents noun

/ˈæksɪdənts/ /ˈæksɪdəns/

事故，意外。

"to die by an accident"

因事故去世。

went verb

/went/ /wɛnt/

去，前往

"The children went to school this morning. "

今天早上孩子们去上学了。