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
机动车辆或长途汽车
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
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。
用法提示：motorbus 用作主语，表示公共汽车。
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。
用法提示：motorbus 用作宾语，表示乘坐的交通工具。
A motorbus can carry more passengers than a minibus.
公共汽车比小巴能搭载更多乘客。
用法提示：motorbus 用作主语，进行比较。
“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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I go to work by motorbus every day.
正确表达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'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He rides a motorbus to school.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子I motorbus to the station every morning.
正确表达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'。
motorbus和bus几乎同义，但motorbus更正式，常用于书面语；bus更通用。
minibus指小型公交车，载客量少；motorbus指标准公共汽车。
coach通常指长途旅游大巴；motorbus是市内公共汽车。
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