考点词汇就是指雅思阅读中常出现的对句意、题意有着重要影响的词汇。考点词汇也就是雅思阅读中的高频词汇,是考生的必备词汇。今天长沙新航道雅思小编为大家整理的雅思词汇解析 ：汽车，希望能给大家带来帮助!本周我们学习汽车相关的词汇.

    1. gear/ˈgiɚ/
    n．（汽车或自行车的）变速器，挡
    搭配：manual/ automatic gears 手动/自动挡
    change/ shift gears 变档
    雅思听力5-3-1：What kind of gear change do you want? I presume you'd want a manual? I want automatic- I've never driven a car with manual gears.
    e.g. The race car shifted gears and increased its speed dramatically after the break.
    习语：get in/ into gear 开始更有效率地工作
    e.g. He’s been procrastinating, but now it’s time to get in gear.
    补充：procrastinate v. 拖延

    2. brake/breɪk/
    n.刹车；车闸
    搭配：slam/jam on the brakes 猛踩刹车
    release the break 松开刹车
    e.g. The car in front stopped suddenly and I had to slam on the brakes.
    e.g. She released the brake slowly.
    n. 抑制因素；约束
    e.g. Illness had put a brake on his progress.
    v. 刹车
    e.g. The driver braked sharply to avoid hitting the animal on the road.

    3. hybrid /'haɪbrɪd/
    n. 混合动力车；油电混合车
    e.g. The car is a hybrid vehicle that uses both electricity and gasoline.
    e.g. My family decided to buy a hybrid car to reduce our carbon footprint and save on fuel.
    补充：reduce carbon footprint 减少碳足迹
    其他补充：
    电车：electric car
    油车：gasoline car
    e.g. Traditional gasoline cars contribute more to air pollution than electric cars.
    n.合成物；混合物
    e.g. The film is a hybrid of science fiction and romance.
    e.g. The restaurant offers a hybrid menu with both traditional and modern dishes.

    4. road rage /roʊd reɪdʒ/
    驾驶人开车时因对其他人的驾驶行为不满而产生的路怒症。
    e.g. I try to stay calm on the road, but sometimes other drivers’ bad habits can trigger my road rage.
    e.g. If you feel your road rage getting out of control, it’s better to pull over and take a deep breath.
    e.g. Listening to calming music helps me control my road rage when I’m stuck in heavy traffic.
    补充：pull over 驾车者靠路边停车
    get stuck in traffic 堵在路上

    以上就是今天的词汇，我们下期见。