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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；车辆 motor vehicles (= cars, buses, lorries, etc.) 机动车辆 Are you the driver of this vehicle? 你是这辆汽车的驾驶员吗？ The police think that he was driving a stolen vehicle. 警察认为他在驾驶失窃的车辆。 rows of parked vehicles 一排排停放的车辆
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya2He was seen driving away and his vehicle registration number was given to the police. 有人看到他开车跑了，并将他的车牌号码报告了警方。 Hire a four-wheel-drive vehicle—there are lots of spots to discover off the beaten track. 租一辆四轮驱动的车子吧，离开人们常走的大路还有许多景点等待你去发现呢。 She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle. 迎面开来的车辆亮着大灯，晃得她什么也看不见。 Sniffer dogs were brought in to follow the men after they abandoned the vehicle in a ditch. 那些人把车子开进沟里后弃车逃走，警察牵来嗅探犬跟踪追击。 The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle. 公共汽车撞上了一辆停着的车。 The city centre is off-limits to wheeled vehicles. 城市中心禁止四轮车辆进入。 The president's car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles. 总统的轿车后面跟随着护卫车队。 The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle. 盗贼驾驶一辆偷来的车逃跑了。 The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation. 这辆车作为警方调查的一部份被扣押了。 Total vehicle sales increased 5% from last year. 车辆总销量比去年增长了 5%。 Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided near Thirsk. 瑟斯克附近撞车事故中的两名司机均未受伤。 Vehicle crime has dropped by 16%. 与车辆有关的犯罪下降了 16%。 a vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver 装有全球卫星定位系统接收器的车辆 car owners whose vehicles have been towed (away) 车子被拖走的车主 deaths from motor vehicle accidents 机动车交通事故的死亡人数 taxis and private-hire vehicles 公共出租车和预订式出租车 tighter controls on vehicle emissions 对汽车尾气排放更加严格的控制 vehicles running on biodiesel 以生物柴油作燃料的车辆 vehicles running on lead-free petrol 以无铅汽油作燃料的车辆 Tanks and armoured vehicles were used against the rebels. 坦克和装甲车被用来抵抗叛军。 The paths will separate cycles from motor vehicles. 这些车道会把自行车和机动车分开。 The photograph had been taken from the window of a moving vehicle. 照片是从行驶中的车辆的窗户上拍摄的。 Thousands of thefts from vehicles are reported every day. 每天都有数以千计的车辆被盗。 We heard the sound of a vehicle approaching. 我们听到了车辆驶来的声音。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- moving
- oncoming
- passing
- …
- convoy
- own
- hire
- rent
- …
- break down
- collide
- crash (into something)
- …
- emissions
- development
- manufacture
- …
- the front of a vehicle
- the rear of a vehicle
- the side of a vehicle
- …
- vehicle (for something)
something that can be used to express your ideas or feelings, or as a way of achieving something （赖以表达思想、感情或达到目的的）手段，工具 Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda. 艺术可以用作宣传的工具。 The play is an ideal vehicle for her talents. 这部戏是她施展才华的理想机会。
Extra ExamplesThe Students' Union is the main vehicle of communication for students in the college. 学生会是在校大学生互相交流的重要媒介。 The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents. 这出戏让她能够充分发挥才华。 Soccer acts as a vehicle of expression for deprived or disaffected youth. 足球是被剥夺或不满青年的表达工具。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- ideal
- perfect
- …
- vehicle for
- vehicle of
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French véhicule or Latin vehiculum, from vehere ‘carry’.