sports car
sports car — 名詞
1. a car built with a powerful engine and a low body for high speed and quick, resp
跑車
高性能雙座汽車，車身低、速度快
a car built with a powerful engine and a low body for high speed and quick, responsive handling, usually seating two people and often sold in a convertible version
Dylan saved for three years to buy a red sports car.
Dylan 存了三年錢，買了一輛紅色跑車。
save + buy: common verb pair with sports car
For Mathieu, owning a sports car meant weekend drives along the coast.
對 Mathieu 來說，擁有跑車代表週末可以沿著海岸兜風。
owning a sports car: possession and enjoyment context
Kofi's sports car can reach sixty miles per hour in just over four seconds.
Kofi 的跑車只需四秒多就能加速到每小時六十英里。
The narrow coastal road was perfect for Valentina to enjoy her new sports car.
那條狹窄的海岸道路非常適合 Valentina 享受她的新跑車。
Wei dreamed of buying a British sports car with an open top.
Wei 夢想買一輛敞篷的英國跑車。
- roadster
a traditional term for a two-seater open-top sports car; less common in everyday speech
- convertible
a car with a folding roof; not all convertibles have the high performance of a sports car
- sedan
a practical family car with four doors and more space, built for comfort not speed
用法筆記
Sports car is often used with adjectives that describe the car's country of origin (e.g. Italian sports car) or body style (e.g. convertible sports car).