runabout

英 [ˈrʌnəbaʊt]

美 [ˈrʌnəbaʊt]

n. (用于短途旅行的)小型汽车

第三人称单数：runabouts　复数：runabouts　

BNC.39844 / COCA.31553

牛津词典

noun

N-COUNT 轻便汽车;小汽车
Arunaboutis a small car used mainly for short journeys. In American English,runaboutis used of cars with open tops.
1. ...a small 1-litre runabout.
  百公里油耗为1升的小型轻便汽车
小汽艇;小型摩托艇
Arunaboutis a small, light boat with a motor.

noun

an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
Synonym:roadstertwo-seater

The steam driven Runabout had been in the same family for81 years before Friday's sale.
这台蒸汽驱动的小汽车周五拍卖之前已经在同一个家庭里生活了81年之久。
The drawing of Google's prototype suggests a small urban runabout that looks nothing like a conventional car.
谷歌原型车的蓝图像是一辆小型的城市轻便车，而不是传统的轿车。
Sabine pulled up in her little runabout.
萨拜因将她那辆小型轻便车停下来。
His father already has an Audi A6, a big German saloon, he says, but has sent him to find a family runabout.
他说他父亲已经有了一辆奥迪a6（一种德国产大型轿车），但让他来找一辆家用轻便车。
He hung up the receiver and called for his runabout.
他挂上了耳机，叫了他的轻便马车。