hatchback
/ˈhætʃbæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhætʃbæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhach-ˌbak/ (ame, mw)
hatchback — 名詞
- hatchbacksingular
- hatchbacksplural
1. a passenger car whose rear panel forms a single wide door that swings upward, op
掀背車
後車門可向上掀起的小客車
a passenger car whose rear panel forms a single wide door that swings upward, opening directly into the luggage area so you can load bulky items like groceries, suitcases, or a folded bicycle through the back.
Tamar loaded four heavy boxes of books into the back of her small red hatchback.
Tamar 把四箱沉重的書搬進她那輛紅色小掀背車的後車廂。
typical pattern: load [items] into the back of a hatchback
The Aoki family chose a five-door hatchback because it was easier to park in the city than a sedan.
Aoki 一家選了一台五門掀背車，因為在市區比四門房車好停。
common contrast: hatchback vs sedan
Faisal opened the rear door of his hatchback and slid a folded bicycle inside.
Faisal 打開掀背車的後門，把一台折疊腳踏車滑了進去。
Most small European hatchbacks have better fuel economy than mid-sized sedans.
大多數歐洲的小型掀背車比中型房車省油。
Brian sold his old hatchback last spring and bought a small pickup truck.
Brian 去年春天賣掉舊掀背車，換了一台小貨卡。
- hatch
informal short form; also names the rear door itself
- five-door
British marketing term for a hatchback with four passenger doors plus the rear hatch
- estate car
British; longer wagon-style body with similar rear-loading access
文法句型
a/the + hatchback
drive/own/buy + a hatchback
用法筆記
Refers to the whole car, not just the rear door. Distinguished from a sedan by the shared rear door + cargo space (a sedan has a separate enclosed boot/trunk).