car
/ˈkɑr/KK
/ˈkɑɹ/IPA
變化形
cars
1.
汽車;轎車
以引擎或馬達驅動、供人在道路上載運乘客的四輪交通工具
用法:通常為可數名詞;泛指交通工具時可說乘坐汽車或開車,但交通方式通常用by car,不加冠詞
My family goes to the night market by car.
我的家人開車去夜市。
Please put on your seat belt before the car starts moving.
車子開始動之前,請繫好安全帶。
還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
火車車廂
火車上供乘客搭乘或運送貨物的車廂
用法:談一般客運火車車廂時,美式英語常用train car;英式英語常用carriage
We waited in the last train car because there were not many people there.
我們在最後一節火車車廂等,因為那裡沒有很多人。
3.
纜車車廂;空中纜車車廂
由纜索牽引、沿著纜線移動的交通工具車廂
用法:通常出現在複合詞中,例如cable car;單獨使用時需依上下文判斷所指的車廂類型
The car took us to the park in ten minutes.
那輛車在十分鐘內載我們到公園。
常見錯誤
There are many cars in the road.
There are many cars on the road.
I go to school by the car.
I go to school by car.
I bought new car yesterday.
I bought a new car yesterday.
I ride a car to work.
I drive a car to work.
相關字詞
學習提示
・car最常見的意思是汽車;談交通方式時常用by car。
・美式英語中,train car指火車車廂;英式英語較常說carriage。
・不要把中文的「坐車」直接翻成ride a car;請依照是駕駛還是搭乘選用drive或ride in。