English Dictionary

petrolhead

名詞

口語 オーストラリア英語 ニュージーランド英語 軽蔑的 イギリス英語

(colloquial) A person who is overly reliant on the use of their car, resisting any suggestion to use other means of transport.

日本語の意味

（口語）自家用車の使用に過度に依存し、他の交通手段への切り替えを拒む人

My neighbor is such a petrolhead that she refuses to ever use public transport, insisting her car is the only way to get around.

近所の人は車に過度に頼る人で、公共交通機関を使うことをまったく認めず、移動はすべて車でなければならないと主張している。

意味（1）

(colloquial) A person who is overly reliant on the use of their car, resisting any suggestion to use other means of transport.

意味（2）

(colloquial, Australia, New Zealand, derogatory) A bogan who is overly fond of their car or motorbike and enjoys showing it off and making noise with it.

There were four of them, old-style petrolheads, with greasy jeans and leather jackets. Each had a rifle trained on the pair. They looked barely out of their teens.

意味（3）

(colloquial, Australia, New Zealand) A person involved in motor racing as either participant or dedicated spectator.

意味（4）

(colloquial, UK) A car enthusiast.

2004, Roger Austin Learmonth, Petrolhead: The Life and Times of a Classic Car Buff, →ISBN.

petrolheads （ plural ）