snow chains
noun[plural]
uk/ˈsnəʊ ˌtʃeɪnz/us/ˈsnoʊ ˌtʃeɪnz/(alsochains,uk/tʃeɪnz/us/tʃeɪnz/)chains that arefittedover thetyresof avehicleinorderto make iteasierandsafertodriveinsnow:
（汽车在雪地上行驶时用的）雪地防滑链Inadverseweather,carrysnowchains and befamiliarwith how to put them onyourtyres.在恶劣的天气下，要随车带着雪地链，并熟悉如何给轮胎上链。
For a front-wheel-drivevehicle, the chains should go on thefronttwotyres, and for rear-wheel-drivevehicles, on thereartwo.对于前轮驱动车辆，雪链应安装在前面两个轮胎上，对于后轮驱动车辆，应安装在后面两个轮胎上。
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- Would youadvisegettingsnowtyresor am Ibettertobuya set ofsnowchains?
- Takesnowchains if you aretravellingtohigherresortslike Obergurgl or to the Arlberg.
- Tourbuseswithsnowchainsdriveinconvoybehind thesnowploughas itblastssnowup off theroadhigh into theair.
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- backsomeoneup
- behind the wheelidiom
- bike
- biting point
- boxed in
- branch off
- coast
- drive off
- DWI
- jam
- pullsomeoneup shortidiom
- run away withsomeone
- satnav
- self-driving
- stall
- steerable
- tailgating
- undertake
- undertaking