cab
/kæb/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈæb] /kæb/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈæb] /ˈkab ˈkäb/ (ame, mw)
cab — noun
- cabsingular
- cabsplural
1. the front-most enclosed space in large vehicles such as lorries, buses, and trai
the front-most enclosed space in large vehicles such as lorries, buses, and trains, built for the person steering and operating them
Bao climbed into the delivery truck's cab and adjusted the seat before starting the engine.
collocation: cab of a truck / bus / train
A long-distance bus cab has a small bunk behind the driver's seat for resting during breaks.
Kenji wiped the dust off the cab windows to see the road better before pulling out.
Modern train cabs are fitted with digital screens that show speed, signals, and track conditions.
The fire engine's cab has room for the driver and two crew members sitting side by side.
- driver's compartment
more descriptive but less common; used in technical or formal writing
用法筆記
Commonly used with of: 'the cab of a truck / bus / train.' Also appears in compound nouns: cab door, cab seat, cab window.
常見錯誤
2. a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere, usually picked up by cal
a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere, usually picked up by calling a company or by stopping on the street
Mira flagged down a cab outside the train station to get to the hotel.
collocation: flag down a cab
The cab driver helped Diya lift her heavy suitcase into the boot of the car.
Adisa shared a cab with two colleagues to save money on the way to the airport.
Felix called a cab company and waited ten minutes on the street corner before the car arrived.
Greta took a cab home after the party because the night buses had already stopped running.
用法筆記
Also called a taxi, but cab is slightly more informal. Common in both British and American English. The fare you pay is called the cab fare.
常見錯誤
3. a passenger carriage drawn by a horse, available for hire in earlier times befor
a passenger carriage drawn by a horse, available for hire in earlier times before motorised taxis existed
In the old city, tourists can still ride in a horse-drawn cab through the narrow streets.
collocation: horse-drawn cab
The museum displayed an 1880s cab with two large wooden wheels and a worn leather bench.
Zayd's great-grandfather used to drive a horse-drawn cab for a living in the streets of Vienna.
A row of horse-drawn cabs waited outside the railway station, their drivers calling for passengers.
- hansom cab
a specific type of two-wheeled horse-drawn cab popular in the 19th century
- carriage
broader term; not all carriages were for hire like cabs
用法筆記
This historical sense is now rare in everyday speech. When used, it almost always appears with the modifier horse-drawn to distinguish it from a taxi.
cab — verb
- cabpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cabs3rd person singular
- cabbing-ing form
- cabbedpast simple
1. to travel somewhere by taxi, usually in a city for a short to medium distance
to travel somewhere by taxi, usually in a city for a short to medium distance
Tamás and Eliska took a cab across town to make it to the concert on time.
collocation: take a cab + direction (across town)
Since the last train had left, they decided to take a cab from the station to the wedding venue.
collocation: take a cab from [place] to [place]
Diya took a cab to the hospital as soon as she heard the news about her grandmother.
When the subway workers went on strike, everyone tried to get a cab to the office the next morning.
- take a cab
neutral register; works in both speech and writing
- taxi
also used as a verb: 'We taxied to the hotel' — interchangeable with cab
文法句型
take a cab + direction (to / across / from)
get a cab + direction (to)
go by cab + direction
用法筆記
The verb form 'cab' ('cabbed', 'to cab') exists but is uncommon across registers. The concept of travelling by taxi is most naturally expressed with the phrases 'take a cab', 'get a cab', or 'go by cab', which work in both speech and formal writing.