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take a cab
I took a cab to the airport.
我打车去了机场。
出租车
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出租车
a taxi
I took a cab to the airport.
我打车去了机场。
卡车或火车前部的驾驶室
A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
一种空中旋转动作；切换前侧旋转
A type of aerial spin; a switch frontside rotation.
其他车辆中类似的驾驶室
A similar compartment in other vehicles.
空中交通管制塔或消防瞭望塔顶部的遮蔽处
A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
I hailed a cab to get to the airport on time.
我打了一辆出租车准时到达机场。
The cab driver helped me with my luggage.
出租车司机帮我搬了行李。
After the party, we shared a cab home.
派对后，我们一起合乘了一辆出租车回家。
I took a cab to the airport.
我打车去了机场。
Let's call a cab.
咱们叫辆出租车吧。
She went home by cab.
她坐出租车回家了。
The cab driver was very friendly.
那个出租车司机非常友好。
Not this
I need cab to go to the airport.
Use this
I need a cab to go to the airport.
中文中“打车”没有冠词，但英语中可数名词单数前必须加不定冠词a/an，表示“一辆出租车”。
Not this
I go to work by a cab.
Use this
I go to work by cab.
英语中，by表示乘坐交通工具时，后面直接跟交通工具名词，不加冠词，例如by bus, by train, by cab。加冠词a是错误用法。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拦出租车
She stood on the corner trying to hail a cab.
她站在街角试图拦一辆出租车。
乘出租车
It's raining, so let's take a cab instead of walking.
下雨了，我们乘出租车而不是走路吧。
出租车司机
The cab driver knew the quickest route to the airport.
出租车司机知道去机场最快的路线。
出租车费
The cab fare from the station to the hotel was fifteen dollars.
从车站到酒店的出租车费是十五美元。
叫出租车
We should call a cab to pick us up at 8 PM.
我们应该叫一辆出租车晚上8点来接我们。
出租车候客站
There is a cab stand just outside the train station.
火车站外面就有一个出租车候客站。
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cab发音类似'开吧', 想象招手打车说'开吧'。
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、非正式场合 cab 在表示“出租车”时，通常用于非正式场合，口语中比 taxi 更常见；但在正式书面语中倾向于用 taxi。
All listed words rhyme with 'cab' because they share the /æb/ ending in their IPA. No warning necessary as they are all sound matches.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.