"spare tire" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 備用輪胎

Definition

備用輪胎是指車上備用的輪胎，以防主輪胎被扎或損壞；口語中也可指腰部的脂肪（「鮪魚肚」）。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“spare tire” 既可指備用輪胎，也常作俚語表示腹部贅肉。車用時常見於旅程、修車場合；形容身體時帶幽默色彩。依語境自行分辨。

Examples

Do you have a spare tire in your car?

你的車上有**備用輪胎**嗎？

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

爆胎後我換了**備用輪胎**。

Every car should have a spare tire.

每輛車都應該有**備用輪胎**。

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

我在夏天前努力減掉我的**鮪魚肚**。

The spare tire is under the trunk floor.

**備用輪胎**在後車廂地板下。

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

每次我們去游泳，他都拿自己的**鮪魚肚**開玩笑。