Word · Frequency #15745
streetcar
有轨电车
核心释义
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
- 1.
在轨道上行驶、由电力驱动的轮式车辆
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
在轨道上行驶、由电力驱动的轮式车辆
用法In use
We took the streetcar downtown to avoid traffic.
用法提示：此处 streetcar 是名词，指有轨电车作为交通工具。
The old streetcar still runs along the waterfront every summer.
用法提示：streetcar 为单数名词，作主语，表示有轨电车。
She waited at the corner for the next streetcar to arrive.
用法提示：streetcar 为名词，指有轨电车，作 wait for 的宾语。
take a streetcar
表示乘坐有轨电车时，take 比 ride 更常用。
We took a streetcar to the old town.
我们乘有轨电车去老城区。
by streetcar
by streetcar 表示交通方式，streetcar 前不用冠词。
She goes to work by streetcar every day.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- take a streetcar
- 搭乘有轨电车
- You can take a streetcar to the old town.你可以搭乘有轨电车去老城区。
- streetcar line
- 有轨电车线路
- The new streetcar line connects downtown to the waterfront.新的有轨电车线路连接市中心和滨水区。
- streetcar stop
- 有轨电车站台
- She waited at the streetcar stop for ten minutes.她在有轨电车站台等了十分钟。
- streetcar system
- 有轨电车系统
- The city's streetcar system is over a hundred years old.这座城市的有轨电车系统已有一百多年历史。
- streetcar tracks
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
street（街道）+ car（车）：街上沿着轨道跑的车，即有轨电车。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：urban public transit、historic downtown tours、city planning streetcar 为中性常用词，通常指在轨道上行驶的电车；比较常见于城市公共交通、历史街区观光或城市规划等场景的讨论中。英式英语更常见用 tram，但不宜绝对化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的末尾都读 /ɑr/，与 streetcar 的最后一个音节 /kɑr/ 押韵。注意：-ar 在这些词中通常读 /ɑr/，但不要混淆，如 bear /bɛr/、hear /hɪr/、war /wɔr/ 的元音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.