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a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry 交通工具；車輛 motor vehicles (= cars, buses, lorries, etc.) 機動車輛 Are you the driver of this vehicle? 你是這輛汽車的駕駛員嗎？ The police think that he was driving a stolen vehicle. 警方認爲他駕駛的是一輛偷來的汽車。 rows of parked vehicles 一排排停放的車輛
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya2He 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。 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，離開人們常走的大路還有許多景點等待你去發現呢。 She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle. 迎面開來的車輛亮着大燈，晃得她什麽也看不見。 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，警察牽來嗅探犬跟蹤追擊。 The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle. 公共汽車撞上了一輛停着的車。 The city centre is off-limits to wheeled vehicles. 城市中心禁止四輪車輛進入。 The president's car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles. 總統的轎車後面跟随着護衛車隊。 The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle. 盜賊駕駛一輛偷來的車逃跑了。 The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation. 這輛車作爲警方調查的一部份被扣押了。 Total vehicle sales increased 5% from last year. 車輛總銷量比去年增長了 5%。 Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided near Thirsk. 瑟斯克附近撞車事故中的兩名司機均未受傷。 Vehicle crime has dropped by 16%. 與車輛有關的犯罪下降了 16%。 a vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver 裝有全球衛星定位系統接收器的車輛 car owners whose vehicles have been towed (away) 車子被拖走的車主 deaths from motor vehicle accidents 機動車交通事故的死亡人數 taxis and private-hire vehicles 公共出租車和預訂式出租車 tighter controls on vehicle emissions 對汽車尾氣排放更加嚴格的控制 vehicles running on biodiesel 以生物柴油作燃料的車輛 vehicles running on lead-free petrol 以無鉛汽油作燃料的車輛 Tanks and armoured vehicles were used against the rebels. 坦克和裝甲車被用來對付叛軍。 The paths will separate cycles from motor vehicles. 這些車道會把自行車和機動車分開。 The photograph had been taken from the window of a moving vehicle. 這張照片是從一輛行駛中的汽車的窗戶上拍攝的。 Thousands of thefts from vehicles are reported every day. 每天都有數以千計的車輛失竊報告。 We heard the sound of a vehicle approaching. 我們聽到一輛汽車靠近的聲音。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- moving
- oncoming
- passing
- …
- convoy
- own
- hire
- rent
- …
- break down
- collide
- crash (into something)
- …
- emissions
- development
- manufacture
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- the front of a vehicle
- the rear of a vehicle
- the side of a vehicle
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- vehicle (for something)
something that can be used to express your ideas or feelings, or as a way of achieving something （賴以表達思想、感情或達到目的的）手段，工具 Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda. 藝術可以用作宣傳的工具。 The play is an ideal vehicle for her talents. 這部戲是她施展才華的理想機會。
Extra ExamplesThe Students' Union is the main vehicle of communication for students in the college. 學生會是在校大學生互相交流的重要媒介。 The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents. 這出戲讓她能夠充分發揮才華。 Soccer acts as a vehicle of expression for deprived or disaffected youth. 足球是貧困或不滿的年輕人的一種表達方式。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- ideal
- perfect
- …
- vehicle for
- vehicle of
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French véhicule or Latin vehiculum, from vehere ‘carry’.