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这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。用英语怎么说？

这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。

The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.

相关词汇
the car is some shorter than its predecessor

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；
例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

car

n. 汽车，车厢，轿车；
例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；
例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

some

det. 一些，某个，部分，相当多的；pron. 一些，若干，（数量不确切时用）有些人；adv. 大约，有点，稍微；
例句
It's not a question of some abstract concept.
这不是某个抽象概念的问题。

shorter

adj. 短的( short的比较级 )，不够，短缺的，短期的；
例句
The articles are noticeably shorter with strong headlines and graphics...
这些文章明显短了许多，并且配上了醒目的标题和图表。

than

conj. 比（用于比较级），宁愿…而不愿，除…以外，一…就；prep. 超过，比；
例句
...more than a thousand acres of land.
1,000多英亩地

its

pron. (it的所有格形式)它的，厥；
例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

predecessor

n. 前任，前辈，原有事物，前身，<古>祖先；
例句
His predecessor was accorded an equally tumultuous welcome...
他的前任受到了同样热烈的欢迎。
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He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake.
他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误。
...the spiralling vortex airflow that slows the plane.
使飞机减速的螺旋形气流涡旋
You just go on ahead. I'll come by later...
你只管先往前走。我随后就来。
He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him chastens him early.
24不忍用杖打儿子的,是恨恶他;疼爱儿子的, 趁早管教.
For further information, please contact 414 3925, extension 2253.
详情请致电414 3925,转分机2253。
He sat there while I made the case for his dismissal...
他坐在那儿，听我陈述解雇他的理由。
Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.
撒切尔女男爵的主张在很多人看来是可信的。
Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
一份耕耘，一份收获。
This decree obliges unions to delay strikes.
该法令迫使工会推迟罢工。
The right to demand payment from the endorser of a commercial paper when the first party liable fails to pay.
追索权当有支付义务的第一方不能支付时，可以向商业票据的背书人要求支付的权力。
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Pop records can be crass and cynical.
流行音乐唱片可能会是冷漠而且愤世嫉俗的。
The admission shows the depth of worry among the Tories over the state of the economy...
这一认可表明了保守党党内对经济状况的忧虑之深。
It was hot and stuffy in the classroom.
教室里很闷热。
He folded the paper carefully...
他把纸小心地折起来。
They had given an absolute assurance that it would be kept secret.
他们信誓旦旦地保证将对此绝对保密。
I'm at home tonight...
我今晚在家。
...a strong statement of intent on arms control...
决心实施军备控制的有力声明
The fabric, cut on the bias, hangs as light as a cobweb off a woman's body.
这块斜裁料如蛛网一般轻盈地从一女子身上垂下来。
It will not be long before the inflation figure starts to fall...
过不了多久，通货膨胀率就会开始下降。
It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.
如果千里迢迢去澳大利亚却不在悉尼停留，那将是一大失误。