“gas-powered”意为“以汽油/燃气为动力的;用燃油驱动的”。常用于描述汽车、发电机、割草机等依靠燃料燃烧提供动力的设备(在美式英语里 gas 常指汽油)。
/ˈɡæs ˌpaʊərd/
A gas-powered scooter is faster than my bike.
汽油动力的踏板车比我的自行车快。
The city is gradually replacing gas-powered buses with electric ones to reduce emissions and noise.
为了减少排放和噪音,这座城市正逐步用电动公交车替换燃油动力公交车。
该词为复合形容词:gas(气体;在北美口语中常指“汽油”)+ powered(由……提供动力的,来自 power “动力/力量”)。常用连字符 gas-powered 作定语,表示“以燃气/汽油驱动”。