The bodywork of a car is the metal shell you see from the outside — the doors, the roof, the bonnet, the wings. It is not the engine, not the wheels, not the windows, and not the seats inside. If you scrape a wall, you hurt the bodywork.

The bodywork of a car汽車的 bodywork is the metal shell you see from the outside指的是你從外面看到的金屬外殼 — the doors, the roof, the bonnet, the wings像車門、車頂、引擎蓋、葉子板這些. It is not它不是 the engine引擎, not the wheels不是輪胎, not the windows不是車窗, and not the seats inside也不是裡面的座椅. If you scrape a wall如果你刮到牆, you hurt the bodywork你傷到的就是 bodywork。

In a garage, people also say “bodywork” for the job of fixing that shell: beating out a dent, putting on new paint. That is a small stretch from “the shell itself” to “work on the shell,” but both uses are normal and nobody minds.

In a garage在修車廠, people also say大家也會用 'bodywork'『bodywork』 for the job of fixing that shell來指修這個外殼的工作: beating out a dent像把凹痕敲平, putting on new paint重新上漆. That is a small stretch這是從 from 'the shell itself'『外殼本身』 to 'work on the shell,'延伸到『修外殼的工作』的小小延伸, but both uses are normal and nobody minds不過這兩種用法都很正常，沒有人會在意。

British speakers use this word every day; American speakers more often say “the body” or “body panels.” It is a practical word — not slang, not fancy — the word mechanics and insurance people use.

British speakers英式英語使用者 use this word every day每天都在用這個字；American speakers而美式英語使用者 more often say更常說 'the body' or 'body panels.'『the body』或『body panels』. It is它是 a practical word一個實用的字 — not slang, not fancy不是俚語也不花俏 — the word mechanics and insurance people use就是技師和保險業的人在用的字。

You can use it for buses and vans too.

You can use it你也可以用它 for buses and vans too來講公車和廂型車。

An older, smarter-sounding word for the same idea, especially on a fine car, is coachwork.

An older, smarter-sounding word同一個概念比較老派、聽起來比較講究的字 for the same idea, especially on a fine car尤其用在高級車上時, is coachwork就是 coachwork。