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car

/ˈkɑr/KK

/ˈkɑɹ/IPA

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cars

1.
汽車;轎車
極常用

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

get in the car
drive a car
park the car
by car
used car

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
較少用

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

railroad car
train car
dining car
sleeping car

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
較少用

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

cable car
streetcar
cable-car cabin

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
automobile 近義
vehicle 上位
automotive 同源詞
cart 易混淆
bus 近義
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。

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