truck
/ˈtrʌk/KK
/ˈtɹʌk/IPA
變化形
trucks
1.
卡車；貨車
主要用來載運貨物的大型機動車輛；有些卡車也可載人。
用法：可數名詞。若要指特定用途，常用名詞放在 truck 前面修飾，例如 delivery truck「送貨卡車」。
A truck stopped in front of our apartment building this morning.
今天早上，一輛卡車停在我們的公寓大樓前面。
The farmer put boxes of oranges in the truck.
農夫把幾箱柳橙放進卡車裡。
2.
皮卡；小貨卡
一種前方有乘客座位、後方有開放式載貨車斗的輕型卡車。
用法：較明確時可說 pickup truck。台灣常稱這類車為「皮卡」或「小貨卡」。
Put the bikes in the back of the truck.
把腳踏車放在卡車後面。
My uncle uses his truck to carry things for camping on weekends.
我叔叔週末用他的卡車載露營用的東西。
常見錯誤
My father drives a big truck to work every days.
My father drives a big truck to work every day.
There is much truck on the road.
There are many trucks on the road.／There is a lot of truck traffic on the road.
We put the luggage on the truck.
We put the luggage in the truck.／We put the luggage in the back of the truck.
He goes to school by truck.
He goes to school by car.／He goes to school in his truck.
相關字詞
學習提示
・truck 在美式英語可泛指各種載貨卡車，也常在語境明確時指皮卡。
・搭乘特定車輛常說 get in a truck；描述以某種交通工具通勤時可說 go to work by truck，但日常上學情境較常見的是 by car。
・fire truck 是「消防車」；不要說 fire car。