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单词 Cadillac
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Definition of Cadillac in English:

Cadillac

nounˈkadɪlakˈkædɪlæk

  • 1trademark A large luxury car manufactured by the US Cadillac motor company.

    〈商标〉凯迪拉克（美国凯迪拉克汽车公司制造的一种大型豪华轿车）

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I don't remember the guy campaigning in a Cadillac.
    • My Uncle drove us to Radio City Music Hall in his huge Cadillac to see Sophia Loren in "Boy on a Dolphin".
    • The race ended near a silver Cadillac parked in front of a driveway on Wright Avenue.
    • They did, however, spend $650 a month to lease a Cadillac.
    • The men in the brown car waited in a parking space near Wheeler's black Cadillac.

  • 2Something that is an outstanding example of its kind, especially in terms of luxury, quality, or size.

    豪华型商品；同类中的佼佼者

    the aircraft is widely regarded as the Cadillac of commuter planes

    这种飞机被普遍视为短途支线飞机中的佼佼者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • At D we have the Cadillac of diamonds: A colorless stone.
    • It was the Cadillac of all operations and quite successful.
    • The place has turned from a Porsche into a Cadillac.
    • This is the 'Cadillac' of saturation systems," said the team's leader.
    • Its old organ dated to 1876, "a Cadillac in its time," said the rector.
    • The seeds of Virginia peanuts are so big that they're called the Cadillac of peanuts.
    • This is the true Cadillac of the railroad!

Origin

From the name of the French explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac (1658–1730), who founded the city of Detroit, where the cars are manufactured­.

Definition of Cadillac in US English:

Cadillac

nounˈkadilakˈkædɪlæk

  • 1trademark A large luxury car that is the most prestigious brand of General Motors.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My Uncle drove us to Radio City Music Hall in his huge Cadillac to see Sophia Loren in "Boy on a Dolphin".
    • The men in the brown car waited in a parking space near Wheeler's black Cadillac.
    • The race ended near a silver Cadillac parked in front of a driveway on Wright Avenue.
    • I don't remember the guy campaigning in a Cadillac.
    • They did, however, spend $650 a month to lease a Cadillac.

  • 2Something that is an outstanding example of its kind, especially in terms of luxury, quality, or size.

    豪华型商品；同类中的佼佼者

    the aircraft is widely regarded as the Cadillac of commuter planes

    这种飞机被普遍视为短途支线飞机中的佼佼者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is the 'Cadillac' of saturation systems," said the team's leader.
    • The place has turned from a Porsche into a Cadillac.
    • At D we have the Cadillac of diamonds: A colorless stone.
    • This is the true Cadillac of the railroad!
    • The seeds of Virginia peanuts are so big that they're called the Cadillac of peanuts.
    • It was the Cadillac of all operations and quite successful.
    • Its old organ dated to 1876, "a Cadillac in its time," said the rector.

Origin

From the name of the French explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac (1658–1730), who founded the city of Detroit, where the cars are manufactured­.
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