fender
/ˈfendə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfendər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfen-dər/ (ame, mw)
fender — 名詞
- fendersingular
- fendersplural
1. the curved metal body panel of a car that sits over each wheel and covers the to
葉子板
汽車車輪上方的金屬車身板
the curved metal body panel of a car that sits over each wheel and covers the top of the tyre.
Amira backed into a fire hydrant and dented the front fender of her Toyota.
Amira 倒車時撞到消防栓，把她豐田車的前葉子板撞凹了。
typical scenario: minor parking damage to a fender
The body shop in Houston quoted Karim eight hundred dollars to replace the rear fender.
休士頓的修車廠跟 Karim 報價八百美元換後葉子板。
collocation: replace the fender / body shop
Rust had eaten right through the fender above the left rear wheel of the old pickup.
鏽蝕已經把那輛老貨車左後輪上方的葉子板整片蛀穿了。
Christopher leaned against the fender while he waited for the tow truck to arrive.
Christopher 靠在葉子板上，等拖吊車過來。
A small magnetic flag was stuck to the driver-side fender of the police car.
警車駕駛側的葉子板上吸著一面小磁鐵旗。
用法筆記
American English term. British speakers call the same car panel a 'wing'. Distinguish from sense 3 (bicycle/motorcycle), which Americans call a 'fender' but Britons call a 'mudguard'.
常見錯誤
2. a curved strip of plastic or metal fitted just above a bicycle or motorcycle whe
擋泥板
腳踏車或機車輪上的擋泥護片
a curved strip of plastic or metal fitted just above a bicycle or motorcycle wheel to keep mud and water from spraying onto the rider.
Meera fitted plastic fenders to her bike before the rainy season in Mumbai began.
孟買雨季開始前，Meera 幫腳踏車裝上了塑膠擋泥板。
typical action: fit fenders before wet weather
Without a rear fender, Joon's back was covered in mud by the time he reached campus.
Joon 的腳踏車沒裝後擋泥板，騎到學校時整個背都是泥巴。
consequence pattern: without a fender + result
The front fender of the motorcycle rattled loudly on every pothole along the dirt road.
機車的前擋泥板一路在土路的每個坑洞上發出很大的喀啦聲。
Sari clipped a small reflector onto the rear fender of her bicycle for night rides.
Sari 在腳踏車後擋泥板上夾了一個小反光片，方便夜騎。
- mudguard
the standard British English term for the bike or motorcycle version
用法筆記
Sense 2 is for two-wheeled vehicles; sense 1 is the car panel. American English uses 'fender' for both, but British English calls the bike/motorcycle version a 'mudguard'.
3. a low metal rail or guard placed in front of an open fireplace to keep burning c
壁爐護欄
壁爐前防煤炭木柴滾出的低欄
a low metal rail or guard placed in front of an open fireplace to keep burning coal or pieces of wood from rolling out onto the floor.
Nora set the cat basket beside the brass fender so the kittens would stay warm by the fire.
Nora 把貓籃放在黃銅壁爐護欄旁，這樣小貓就能靠著爐火取暖。
concrete scene: domestic fireplace fender
A glowing piece of coal tumbled out of the grate and was stopped by the iron fender.
一塊燒紅的煤從爐柵裡滾出來，被鐵製壁爐護欄擋住了。
core function: stops falling coal
Manuela polished the antique fender in the old farmhouse until the brass shone.
Manuela 把老農舍裡的古董壁爐護欄擦到黃銅閃閃發亮。
Children were warned never to climb on the fender when logs were burning in the hearth.
壁爐裡燒著木柴時，大人總是警告小孩絕對不可以爬到壁爐護欄上。
- fireguard
covers the whole opening of the fire; a fender is just the low rail at the base
用法筆記
Mostly found in older houses and historical writing — modern central-heated homes rarely have one. Often made of brass or wrought iron.
4. a soft, padded object — often a tough rubber tube or a coil of rope — hung over
船舷護墊
掛在船舷防止碰撞磨損的軟墊
a soft, padded object — often a tough rubber tube or a coil of rope — hung over a boat's outside edge to cushion the hull when it pulls up against a dock or against another vessel.
Sven tied three rubber fenders along the port side of the yacht before easing into the harbour.
Sven 駛進港口前，先在遊艇左舷綁了三個橡膠船舷護墊。
typical action: tie fenders before docking
Lisa lowered a coil of rope as a fender so the rowing boat would not scrape the stone quay.
Lisa 把一捲繩子放下去當護墊，這樣小划艇就不會刮到石頭碼頭。
improvised fender from rope
The skipper shouted at Adina to drop another fender between the two hulls before they touched.
兩艘船快碰到時，船長大聲叫 Adina 再放一個護墊到兩船船身之間。
Old car tyres are sometimes hung along fishing boats as cheap fenders in small harbours.
在小漁港裡，舊汽車輪胎常被掛在漁船邊當便宜的船舷護墊。
- bumper
everyday word for a similar cushioning object; 'fender' is the standard sailing term
用法筆記
A sailing term. The fender absorbs impact between hull and dock — it is not part of the boat's structure but a separate cushioning object hung over the side.
5. a slanted metal frame fitted across a locomotive's or streetcar's nose that push
排障器
火車頭前撥開軌道障礙的金屬架
a slanted metal frame fitted across a locomotive's or streetcar's nose that pushes obstacles aside and reduces injury if the train strikes an animal or a person on the line.
The old steam engine in the museum still had its wedge-shaped fender bolted to the front.
博物館裡那台老蒸汽火車頭前面，還鎖著一個楔形的排障器。
concrete scene: museum locomotive
Élise photographed the heavy iron fender on the front of the streetcar in Lisbon.
Élise 拍下了里斯本路面電車前那個沉重的鐵製排障器。
Cattle on the open prairie made early American railways fit a sturdy fender to every locomotive.
早期美國鐵路因為大草原上的牛隻，要求每台火車頭都裝上堅固的排障器。
A pedestrian who fell on the tracks was pushed aside by the streetcar's fender and survived with only bruises.
一名跌落軌道的行人被路面電車的排障器撥到一旁，只受了一點瘀傷。
- cowcatcher
informal American term, especially for the wedge-shaped frame on 19th-century locomotives
- pilot
the technical railway-industry term for the same device
用法筆記
Largely historical or American. Also called a 'cowcatcher' in informal use, especially on old American steam locomotives.