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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to turn on one’s hazard lights |
to activate the blinking lights on the front and back of a
car |
I suddenly ran out of gas on the expressway, so I turned on my
hazard lights and pulled over to the side. |
| 2 |
a parking lot |
a large flat area in which to store cars |
The parking lot was big and full of cars. |
| 3 |
to be bumper-to-bumper |
of traffic, to be very bad and heavy |
The expressway was bumper-to-bumper, so it took me a while to
get home. |
| 4 |
to obey the road rules |
to drive legally and safely and follow the laws |
Older drivers tend to obey the road rules and drive very
safely. |
| 5 |
to break the speed limit |
to go faster than the legally-allowed maximum speed |
I broke the speed limit, so the police officer gave me a
ticket. |
| 6 |
to commit a traffic offense |
to break a driving rule |
There are many ways to commit a traffic offense; speeding,
going through a stop sign, changing lanes without signaling, et
cetera. |
| 7 |
congestion |
the state of having too many cars on the road |
There was a lot of congestion on the expressway at the start of
the three-day weekend. |
| 8 |
to get a flat tire |
to get a hole in your tire and lose air |
I got a flat tire after running over a nail. |
| 9 |
the highway patrol |
a special law-enforcement group that handles problems on the
highway or expressway |
After my car broke down, the highway patrol found me and gave
me a lift into town. |
| 10 |
limited visibility |
the state of not being able to see very far ahead of you |
There was limited visibility due to the fog, so drivers slowed
down. |
| 11 |
oncoming traffic |
cars that are going the opposite way from you |
The headlights from the oncoming traffic were blindingly
bright. |
| 12 |
to get stuck in traffic |
to be in a car in a traffic jam and unable to move or
escape |
I got stuck in traffic so I arrived at work half an hour
late. |
| 13 |
a fender bender |
a small or minor accident in which two cars hit each other
lightly |
The fender bender broke my tail light. |
| 14 |
to narrowly avoid a potential accident |
to almost be in an accident but escape |
I swerved my car to avoid the motorcycle, thereby narrowly
avoiding a potential accident. |
| 15 |
to run out of gas |
to use completely all the gasoline in your tank |
I ran out of gas, so my car just shut off and started to
coast. |
| 16 |
to run on fumes |
to have a very, very small amount of gasoline left in your
tank |
I was running on fumes, but somehow I made it to the gas
station. |
| 17 |
to brake heavily |
to step on the brakes forcefully and stop the car |
I had to brake heavily when the cat ran in front of my
car. |
| 18 |
to pull ~ over |
of the police, to make another car stop |
The police pulled me over and let me know that my brake light
was not working. |
| 19 |
a flat tire |
a tire that cannot hold air due to having a hole in it |
I got a flat tire, so I had to replace it. |
| 20 |
a pothole |
a shallow hole somewhere on the surface of a road |
I hit a big pothole and spilled my soda. |
| 21 |
a jack |
a tool used for lifting a car off of the ground in order to
replace a flat tire |
I always carried a jack with me when I drove in high school,
but I never had to use it. |