Fender is the car body part that is right above the tire. Bender is derived from bend. Since the fender is a small part compared to the hood and door, and bend is not as bad as break or crack, combining these two indicates that the accident is very small. Like a small dent or scratch.
Fender是擋泥板,是在汽車輪胎正上方的一個部分。bender是由bend而來的。由于擋泥板相對于引擎蓋和門來說是一個很小的部分,而彎曲了也沒有折斷或裂紋那么嚴重,結(jié)合這兩者說明事故是非常小的。比如一個小凹痕或刮傷。
A: I got into a car accident.
我出了車禍
B: That sucks. You didn’t get hurt did you?
那太倒霉了。你沒受傷吧?
A: No. It was just a fender bender.
沒有,就是個小剮蹭。