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minibus
小巴;小型巴士
核心释义
A small bus, especially one used to transport small groups of passengers.
- 1.
小型公共汽车,尤指用于运送小团体的。
A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.
- 2.
轻型巴士(4至10名乘客)
a light bus (4 to 10 passengers)
小型公共汽车,尤指用于运送小团体的。;轻型巴士(4至10名乘客);中客车;小型公共汽车
用法In use
The school uses a minibus to pick up students from remote areas.
用法提示:minibus作为名词,指小型公共汽车,此处表示学校使用的交通工具。
Several minibuses were waiting at the airport to take tourists to the hotel.
用法提示:minibuses是minibus的复数形式,指多辆小型公共汽车。
We rented a minibus for our family trip to the countryside.
用法提示:minibus作为名词,指租赁的小型公共汽车,用于承载多人。
a minibus
We rented a minibus for the trip.
我们为这次旅行租了一辆中客车。
by minibus
表示交通方式时,用by不加冠词。
They traveled by minibus.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- by minibus
- 乘坐小巴
- We went to the airport by minibus.我们乘坐小巴去了机场。
- catch a minibus
- 搭乘小巴
- You can catch a minibus from the town square.你可以从城镇广场搭乘小巴。
- a minibus driver
- 小巴司机
- The minibus driver waited for the last passenger.小巴司机等了最后一位乘客。
- hire a minibus
- 租一辆小巴
- The club hired a minibus for the trip.俱乐部为这次出行租了一辆小巴。
- a minibus service
- 小巴服务
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
mini 听起来像“迷你”,一辆迷你的巴士(bus)自然只载小团体。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:公共交通、旅游接送、团体出行 minibus 是中性常用词,指小型巴士,通常用于团体或短途接送,在正式与日常场合都比较适用。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为minibuses
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The final stressed -bus in /ˈmɪniˌbʌs/ rhymes with bus /bʌs/. Be careful: words spelled with -bus like syllabus /ˈsɪləbəs/, omnibus /ˈɑːmnɪbəs/, and rhombus /ˈrɑːmbəs/ have an unstressed final /bəs/ and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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