Hubcap Meaning in English
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释义
A hubcap is a cover placed over the central part of a car wheel, mainly to protect and decorate it.
用法与细微差别
'Hubcap' refers to wheel covers, usually on standard or older cars. Not all cars have hubcaps—many modern wheels use 'alloy rims' without them. Common phrases: 'lose a hubcap', 'missing hubcap', 'chrome hubcap'. Sometimes confused with 'wheel cover', though 'hubcap' often means smaller covers only.
例句
The hubcap fell off when I drove over a bump.
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One hubcap is missing from my car.
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He cleaned each hubcap until it was shiny.
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I spotted a shiny hubcap lying on the side of the road.
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My car looks odd because the front left hubcap is a different color.
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Our neighbor collects old hubcaps and hangs them on his garage wall.
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