Word · Frequency #26410
cabby
出租车司机
cabby
- 1.
n someone who drives a taxi for a living
出租车司机；出租马车的车夫
出租马车的车夫
In use
I told the cabby to take me to the airport, and he nodded and drove off.
The cabby knew a shortcut through the side streets, so we got there early.
My uncle worked as a cabby for twenty years before he retired.
a cabby
cabby 是可数名词，指以开出租车为生的人。
A cabby offered to take us to the station.
一名出租车司机主动提出送我们去车站。
cabbies
cabbies 是 cabby 的复数形式。
Cabbies in this city are known for their patience.
这个城市的出租车司机以耐心著称。
become a cabby
表示“成为出租车司机”时，常用 become a cabby。
After the factory closed, he became a cabby.
工厂关闭后，他成了一名出租车司机。
Common mistakes
There are many cabbys waiting at the taxi stand.There are many cabbies waiting at the taxi stand.
cabby 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，复数应把 y 改为 i 再加 -es，因此是 cabbies 而不是 cabbys。
I called a cabby to take me to the airport.I called a cab to take me to the airport.
cabby 指出租车司机，不是出租车本身；表示叫一辆出租车应用 cab（或 taxi）。
Connections
Collocations
- London cabby
- 伦敦出租车司机
- London cabbies are famous for their detailed knowledge of the city.伦敦的出租车司机以对城市了如指掌而闻名。
- black cabby
- 黑色出租车司机
- The black cabby dropped me off right outside the theatre.那位黑色出租车司机把我正好送到剧院门口。
- cabbies' strike
- 出租车司机罢工
- A cabbies' strike left thousands of commuters stranded.出租车司机罢工导致数千名通勤者滞留。
- tip the cabby
- 给出租车司机小费
- In the US, you should tip the cabby about 10–15% of the fare.在美国，你应该给出租车司机大约车费10%到15%的小费。
Pop culture & quotes
- You're a cabby, Max.
- 你是个出租车司机，马克斯。——出自电影《借刀杀人》The cabby dropped me off at the airport before dawn.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cab是taxicab（出租车）的简称，cabby像昵称，记住开cab的人就是出租车司机。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、打车场景 cabby 是比较口语化的说法，通常在日常对话或打车时使用，比 taxi driver 更随意。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /æbi/ 结尾，和 cabby /ˈkæbi/ 完全押韵（重读元音及之后相同）。注意拼写相似的 baby /ˈbeɪbi/、bobby /ˈbɒbi/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.