油老虎
- gas-guzzler
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这车是油老虎!
This van is a gas-guzzler !
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此后,他就卖掉了石油公司,自己从油老虎摇身一变为电动车,
Since then , he 's sold his oil fortune , converted himself from a gas-guzzler into an electric car
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灾难一来,这些巨大的油老虎首先遭殃。
These huge gas-guzzlers were the first victims when the panic began .
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这个油老虎已经行驶超过预定的时间,从它们在上世纪90年代早期开始流行。
These pumped-up gas-guzzlers have been driving on borrowed time ever since they became popular in the early1990s .
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我相信当我谈论这些事情的时候,人们会非常乐意倾听,因为我不是环保主义者,而是开着悍马“油老虎”。
People are very receptive when I talk about these things because I 'm a Hummer driver not a tree-hugger .
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相反,提高油价会直接影响行驶里程,让油老虎失去吸引力。
By contrast , raising pump prices would have an immediate impact on miles driven and make gas guzzlers unattractive .
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你知道,当你交上旧的油老虎,你的新车就会得到一定的折扣。
You know , while you turn in the old gas guzzler , you get a rebate on a new vehicle .
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汽车制造厂也希望重新认识他们的产品线,包括电的,混合动力和小汽车,尽管他们和现在的汽车相比(把现在的汽车比喻成油老虎)的利润会有所减少。
Car companies are also keen to reorganise their product lines to include electric , hybrid and smaller cars though they are less-profitable than gas-guzzlers .
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在雪佛兰一百年的历史中,其名字经常会和全美系血统的油老虎和陆地帆船联系在一起,雪佛兰正在寻求拓宽其生产线和其销售范围。
Often associated during its100-year history with all-American gas-guzzlers and land yachts , Chevy is seeking to broaden both its product line and geographical reach .
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如今这个时代崇尚燃油经济性,同时排放标准也日益严苛,路虎公司旗下那些过时、笨重的油老虎越野车似乎根本就没有未来。
The existing product lines consisted of outmoded , overweight , gas hungry off-road vehicles that seemed to have little future in a world of product engineering dictated by fuel economy and emission standards .