Word
carpools
拼车；合乘
carpools is the plural of carpool.
an arrangement in which a group of people take turns driving each other to work or school
- 1.
An arrangement whereby several people travel together in the same car in order to save costs, reduce pollution etc.
多人共乘一辆汽车以节省费用、减少污染等的安排。
- 2.
The group of people who participate in such a pool.
参与共乘的一组人。
多人共乘一辆汽车以节省费用、减少污染等的安排。；参与共乘的一组人。
In use
We carpool to work every day to save on gas.
Last winter, we carpooled to school because the bus was cancelled.
They agreed to carpool to the concert so no one would drive alone.
join a carpool
I joined a carpool to save money on gas.
我加入了拼车小组以节省油费。
be in a carpool
We are in a carpool with our neighbors.
我们和邻居在同一个拼车小组里。
Common mistakes
I carpool my colleague to work every day.I carpool with my colleague to work every day.
Connections
Collocations
- carpool to work
- 拼车上班
- We carpool to work every day to save on gas.我们每天拼车上班以节省汽油。
- carpool with someone
- 与某人拼车
- I usually carpool with my neighbor on weekdays.工作日我通常和邻居拼车。
- carpool together
- 一起拼车
- Several families carpool together to take the kids to school.几个家庭一起拼车送孩子上学。
- start carpooling
- 开始拼车
- We started carpooling last month to reduce our carbon footprint.我们上个月开始拼车以减少碳足迹。
- consider carpooling
- 考虑拼车
- If you live near your colleague, consider carpooling to work.如果你住在同事附近，可以考虑拼车上班。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把车(car)放进共享池(pool)，车友们合乘一辆，轮流开，就是拼车。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常通勤、同事/邻居之间 通常用于日常口语，描述与别人合乘一辆汽车上下班或上学；在正式书面语中较少见。词典条目虽标为名词，但此处释义为动词用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
carpool 的重音在第一个音节 car（/kɑː/）上，末尾 -pool 轻读为 /puːl/。car、bar 的元音同为 /ɑː/（英式不读 r），与 carpool 的 car 读音一致；pool、cool、school 的 -ool 均读 /uːl/，与 carpool 末尾的 -pool 读音一致。注意 pull 虽拼写相似，但读 /pʊl/，与 pool 不同。
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.