"spare tire" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 备用轮胎

Definition

备用轮胎是指车上备用的轮胎，以防主轮胎被扎或损坏；口语中也可指腰部的脂肪（“小肚腩”）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“spare tire” 既表示汽车的备用轮胎，也在口语中形容腹部赘肉。汽车术语用在修车、外出等实际场合，形容肚腩时常带调侃语气。注意区分上下文。

Examples

Do you have a spare tire in your car?

你的车上有**备用轮胎**吗？

I had to change the spare tire after I got a flat.

爆胎后我换了**备用轮胎**。

Every car should have a spare tire.

每辆车都应该有**备用轮胎**。

I'm trying to lose my spare tire before summer.

我在夏天前努力减掉我的**小肚腩**。

The spare tire is under the trunk floor.

**备用轮胎**在后备厢地板下。

He jokes about his spare tire every time we go swimming.

每次我们去游泳，他都拿自己的**小肚腩**开玩笑。