Phrase
passenger vehicle
/ˈpæsindʒə ˈviːɪkl/
noun
客车
a vehicle designed to carry passengers, such as a bus or car
- 1.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
载客多的车辆；用于公共交通
载客多的车辆；用于公共交通
In use
I take a passenger vehicle to work every morning.
The passenger vehicle was stuck in traffic for an hour.
Every passenger vehicle must undergo an annual safety inspection.
drive a passenger vehicle
动词+客车，表示驾驶客车。
He drives a passenger vehicle for work.
他开客车上班。
passenger vehicle + be used for + verb-ing
被动结构，说明客车的用途。
Passenger vehicles are used for transporting people.
客车用于运送人员。
by passenger vehicle
介词短语，表示交通方式。
Travel by passenger vehicle is comfortable.
乘坐客车旅行很舒适。
Common mistakes
I bought passenger vehicle yesterday.I bought a passenger vehicle yesterday.
乘客车辆（passenger vehicle）是可数名词，前面需要加冠词a/the或数量词，不能直接使用。
I saw a vehicle passenger on the road.I saw a passenger vehicle on the road.
英语中复合名词的顺序固定，修饰成分在前，中心词在后。“乘客车辆”应是passenger vehicle，而非vehicle passenger。
Connections
Confusing words
- passenger car
- 轿车 · passenger vehicle 泛指所有载客车辆，而 passenger car 特指轿车或列车车厢。
- passenger train
- 客运列车 · passenger vehicle 泛指载客车辆，passenger train 专指铁路客运列车。
Word family
- passenger car
- 客车 · n.
- passenger train
- 客运列车 · n.
- vehicular
- 车辆的 · adj.
- passenger compartment
- 乘客舱 · n.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.