Women, Men and Cars

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to be attractive in a romantic or sexual way
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turn sb's head
The car one drives is key when it comes to turning a woman's head.
damaged, especially by being used a lot:
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battered
The women picked the man sitting in the Bentley ahead of the same man in the battered Ford.
in front of someone or something:
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ahead of
The women picked the man sitting in the Bentley ahead of the same man in the Ford.
to judge the value or character of someone or something:
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rate
Women rate a man higher if he is behind the wheels of a fancy motor rather than in an old banger.
a very old car in bad condition:
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banger
car
Not all the cars are old bangers.
to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster:
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spur
encourage
He was spurred by his own interest in evolutionary psychology along with the increasing number of women buying so-called 'high end' motors.
intended for people who want very good quality products and who do not mind how much they cost:
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high end
high-end video equipment/a high-end department store
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting:
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phenomenon
It is not a recent phenomenon.
(of beliefs) so firmly held that they are not likely to change:
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ingrained
The belief that you should own your house is deeply ingrained in our society.
It is not a recent phenomenon. It is very ingrained and the evidence is not just anecdotal.
a person's children:
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offspring
humorous or formal
Females focus on questions of wealth and status because if the male posseses those, that male would be in a better condition to rear healthy offspring.
to reduce or be reduced in size or importance:
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diminish
he will examine if high-status items like expensive cars can help make up for 'attractiveness-diminishing effects of age.
an imaginary line going round the narrowest part of your waist:
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waistline
Do middle-aged men in expensive cars seem more attractive to women despite their grey hair and expanding waistline.
not showing serious or careful thought:
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shallow
disapproving. He's physically attractive, but shallow.
The research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men.
showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions:
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biased
syn. one-sided, slanted
I think she's beautiful but then I'm biased since she's my daughter.
to agree with or support an opinion, belief, or theory:
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subscribe to
Do you subscribe to the view that the key to being attractive is accumulating wealth for men and caring about one's looks for women?
unhappy and without hope:
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gloomy
Does not the reserch paint a gloomy picture of the world in which a man is rated based on what he has raher than on who he is?
to show, express, or be a sign of something:
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reflect
show
Do you think the findings presented in the research reflect the actual attitude of most women and men to one another?

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