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take a/the motorbus
“take a/the motorbus”表示乘坐公共汽车，与普通“bus”用法相同。
She takes the motorbus to work every day.
她每天乘公共汽车上班。
公共汽车
motorbusses — plural of motorbus
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公共汽车
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
She takes the motorbus to work every day.
她每天乘公共汽车上班。
机动车辆或长途汽车
A motorized bus or coach.
The motorbus arrives at the station every 15 minutes.
公共汽车每15分钟到达车站。
She took the motorbus to work because her car was being repaired.
她乘公共汽车去上班，因为她的车在修理。
A motorbus can carry more passengers than a minibus.
公共汽车比小巴能搭载更多乘客。
“take a/the motorbus”表示乘坐公共汽车，与普通“bus”用法相同。
She takes the motorbus to work every day.
她每天乘公共汽车上班。
“by motorbus”用于表示交通方式，不加冠词。
Traveling by motorbus is cheaper than by train.
乘公共汽车旅行比乘火车便宜。
形容词修饰“motorbus”时，通常置于冠词之后。
A double-decker motorbus is common in London.
双层公共汽车在伦敦很常见。
Not this
I go to work by motorbus every day.
Use this
I go to work by bus every day.
英语中，'by'加交通方式时通常使用无冠词的交通工具名词，但'motorbus'并非此固定搭配，'bus'才是常用词。因此应将'motorbus'改为'bus'。
Not this
He rides a motorbus to school.
Use this
He rides a motorcycle to school.
'motorbus'意为公共汽车，而'motorcycle'意为摩托车。动词'ride'通常与摩托车搭配，公共汽车应用'take'或'drive'。此句混淆了两个不同概念。
Not this
I motorbus to the station every morning.
Use this
I take the bus to the station every morning.
'motorbus'是名词，不能用作动词。英语中表示乘坐公共汽车应用动词短语'take the bus'。
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