Phrase
passenger car
noun
铁路客车
a railroad car for carrying passengers
- 1.
A motor vehicle designed to carry (a few) passengers; a motorcar.
载客汽车；轿车
小客车，轿车；载客汽车；轿车；客车；[经] 小客车
In use
The passenger car was comfortable for the long journey.
They bought a new passenger car last month.
The train had ten passenger cars and a dining car.
a passenger car
指铁路客车时常用。
The train has a passenger car for first class.
这列火车有一节头等客车。
passenger cars
Many passenger cars are now equipped with air conditioning.
许多客车现在都配备了空调。
a [adjective] passenger car
指小客车、轿车时常用。
She drives a compact passenger car.
她开一辆紧凑型轿车。
Common mistakes
I usually take a passenger car to school.I usually take a bus to school.
“passenger car”通常指铁路客车或轿车，不指公共汽车。中文“客车”有时泛指长途客车，但英语中公交车用bus。
The passenger car from Beijing to Shanghai was late.The passenger train from Beijing to Shanghai was late.
“passenger car”指火车车厢或轿车，而整列载客火车应称为passenger train。中文“客车”可能指火车，但英语有明确区分。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- passenger cars
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.