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manual-shift

UK/'mænjʊ(ə)l-ʃɪft/US

Definitions

n.

Manual gear-changing in a vehicle; a car with a manual gearbox

手动换挡;手动挡(车)

Root Breakdown

Native English
manualroot
+
shiftroot
=manual-shift

manual (done by hand) + shift (gear change) = changing gears by hand. See manual.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He learned to drive on an old manual-shift truck.

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