cars, trucks, and other vehicles The vehicle's driver was severely injured in the crash. Have you seen his new car? It's a fine-looking vehicle. Water and insects can be vehicles of infection. art as a vehicle for self-expression Words and pictures are vehicles of communication. These big-budget movies are star vehicles for well-known actors. See More
Recent Examples on the WebThe New Shepard is a fully reusable vehicle, and the booster is designed to land upright following a successful launch to space. Loren Grush, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2022 One of the two vehicles was a Scottsdale Police Department patrol vehicle, and the officer inside sustained minor injuries. Vic Verbalaitis, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2022 That was the vehicle Walker and Brooks bailed out of after the police chase in Baltimore County. Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022 The Next Gen debuted this season and is a spec vehicle with single-source parts that is intended to both level the playing field and cut costs. Jenna Fryer, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 There is one vehicle that the siblings decided to hang on to, however. Gary Gastelu, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 There is no one definition of what is a luxury vehicle, analysts say. Ryan Felton, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Yet this week, Beijing said the Xinjiang report overseen by Ms. Bachelet shows the OHCHR is a vehicle for disinformation. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2022 But that's not the only vehicle headed out of this world at the end of this month. Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French & Latin; French véhicule, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin vehiculum "medium, agent of transmission," going back to Latin, "wheeled vehicle, means of transport," from vehere "to carry, convey" + -culum, instrumental suffix (going back to Indo-European *-tlom) — more at way entry 1
1used for transporting people or things交通工具ADJECTIVE | ... OF VEHICLES | VERB + VEHICLE | VEHICLE + VERB | VEHICLE + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤moving, oncoming, passing行駛中的/迎面駛來的/經過的車輛◇She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle.迎面開來的車輛亮着大燈,晃得她什麼也看不見。➤parked, stationary (especially BrE) 停放着的/靜止不動的車輛◇The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle.公共汽車撞上了一輛停着的車。➤unattended無人看管的車輛➤abandoned被棄車輛▸➤stolen失竊車輛◇The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle.盜賊駕駛一輛偷來的車逃跑了。➤horse-drawn, motor馬拉的交通工具;機動車輛◇deaths from motor vehicle accidents (NAmE) 機動車交通事故的死亡人數➤electric, fuel-cell, hybrid電動車;燃料電池車;混合動力車▸➤diesel, gas, gasoline, petrol (BrE) 柴油車;汽油車➤fuel-efficient, gas-guzzling省油的/耗油的汽車▸➤tracked, wheeled履帶/有輪車輛▸➤road公路車輛▸➤four-by-four, four-wheel-drive四輪驅動車▸➤all-terrain, off-road, sport utility (abbreviated to SUV) (especially NAmE) 全地形車;越野車;運動型多功能車▸➤vintage (especially BrE) 老式汽車➤luxury豪華車▸➤private私家車➤passenger客車➤recreational (especially NAmE) (露營時用的)活動房屋式遊藝車➤private-hire (BrE) 預訂式出租車◇taxis and private-hire vehicles公共出租車和預訂式出租車➤commercial, delivery, goods, heavy goods (abbreviated to HGV) (BrE) 商用車;送貨車;貨車;重型貨車▸➤emergency, rescue急救車;救援車▸➤police警車▸➤amphibious, armoured/armored, fighting, light armoured/armored, military水陸兩用車;裝甲車;戰車;輕型裝甲車;軍車◇a Bradley fighting vehicle布萊德雷戰車... OF VEHICLES➤convoy車隊◇The president's car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles.總統的轎車後面跟隨着護衞車隊。VERB + VEHICLE➤own擁有車輛▸➤hire, rent (especially NAmE) 租車◇Hire a four-wheel-drive vehicle-there are lots of spots to discover off the beaten track.租一輛四輪驅動的車子吧,在偏僻的地方還有許多景點等待去發現呢。◇We rented an SUV.我們租了一輛運動型多功能車。➤drive, operate駕駛車輛▸➤park停放車輛▸➤impound, tow, tow away (BrE) 扣押車輛;把車拖走◇The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.這輛車作為警方調查的一部份被扣押了。◇car owners whose vehicles have been towed (away)車子被拖走的車主➤abandon丟棄車輛◇Sniffer dogs were brought in to follow the men after they abandoned the vehicle in a ditch.那些人把車子開進溝裏後棄車逃走,警察牽來嗅探犬跟踪追擊。➤enter, exit (especially NAmE) 上車;下車VEHICLE + VERB➤break down車輛出故障▸➤collide, crash (into sth)車輛碰撞;車輛撞(上⋯)◇Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided.撞車事故中的兩名司機均未受傷。➤run on sth車輛靠⋯運轉◇vehicles running on biodiesel以生物柴油作燃料的車輛➤be equipped with sth車輛裝有⋯◇a vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver裝有全球衞星定位系統接收器的車輛VEHICLE + NOUN➤emissions機動車尾氣排放◇tighter controls on vehicle emissions對汽車尾氣排放更加嚴格的控制➤development, manufacture, production車輛開發/製造/生產➤sales (especially NAmE) 車輛銷售量◇Total vehicle sales increased 5% from last year.車輛總銷量比去年增長了 5%。➤crime (BrE) 與車輛有關的犯罪◇Vehicle crime has dropped by 16%.與車輛有關的犯罪下降了 16%。➤registration number (especially BrE) 汽車牌照號碼◇He was seen driving away and his vehicle registration number was given to the police.有人看到他開車跑了,並將他的車牌號碼報告了警方。PHRASES➤the front of a vehicle, the rear of a vehicle, the side of a vehicle車輛前部/尾部/側面➤the inside of a vehicle, the interior of a vehicle車輛裏面/內部vehicle
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2sth used for communicating ideas/achieving sth手段;渠道ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤excellent, ideal, perfect絕佳的工具;理想的載體;完美的媒介▸➤important, main, major重要的工具;主要的載體;主要手段➤investment投資工具PREPOSITION➤vehicle for⋯的工具◇The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents.這齣戲讓她能夠充分發揮才華。➤vehicle of⋯的媒介◇the main vehicle of communication for students學生互相交流的重要媒介