shuttles
shuttles — noun
- shuttlessingular
- shuttlesesplural
1. a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle that makes regular return trips linking tw
a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle that makes regular return trips linking two fixed destinations, often on a set timetable
Selim caught the airport shuttle from the hotel at six in the morning.
collocation: airport shuttle / catch the shuttle
The shuttle bus from the steelworks runs between the main station and the riverside industrial park every half hour.
collocation: shuttle bus
A free shuttle took festival-goers from the muddy overflow car park to the main entrance.
A shuttle van carried patients between the main hospital and the children's wing across the busy road.
The campus shuttle carried students from the dormitories to the lecture halls every fifteen minutes.
常見錯誤
2. a small boat-shaped piece of wood or plastic used in weaving that carries the cr
a small boat-shaped piece of wood or plastic used in weaving that carries the cross-thread back and forth between the lengthwise threads on a loom
Andrés pushed the shuttle through the warp threads with a quick, steady hand.
collocation: warp threads
Min watched her grandmother send the wooden shuttle flying across the loom.
collocation: wooden shuttle
Ada guided the shuttle across her loom, pulling a strand of blue weft through the warp.
A broken shuttle forced Luca to carve a new one from oak.
Mateo found an old wooden shuttle at the market, still wrapped with faded blue thread.
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (TRANSPORT SERVICE): this is a hand tool for weaving, not a vehicle.
3. a small cone-shaped object with a cork or rubber base, topped with feathers or p
a small cone-shaped object with a cork or rubber base, topped with feathers or plastic, that players hit back and forth across the net in badminton
Tara served the shuttle high into the air, and the game began.
collocation: serve the shuttle
Iris smashed the shuttle so hard it buried itself in the net at the far end of the court.
collocation: smash the shuttle
The children lost their last shuttle in the bushes behind the court and borrowed a spare from the coach.
Jabari bought a tube of new feather shuttles before the tournament started.
Kenji leapt and smashed the shuttle over the net, winning the final point of the tournament.
- shuttlecock
the full word; 'shuttle' is the shorter, more common spoken form
- birdie
informal North American term, less common in other regions
用法筆記
Also called 'shuttlecock' in full. Distinguish from sense 1 (TRANSPORT SERVICE): this is a badminton projectile, not a vehicle.
常見錯誤
shuttles — verb
- shuttlespresent simple I / you / we / they
- shuttleses3rd person singular
- shuttlesing-ing form
- shuttlesedpast simple
1. to travel repeatedly between a pair of fixed points, or to carry people or goods
to travel repeatedly between a pair of fixed points, or to carry people or goods on a scheduled service running from one location to another and back
A minibus shuttles guests between the Palm Court Hotel and the sandy beach every half hour.
transitive: shuttle + people + between + places
Zuri shuttled between her office in Nairobi and the project site for six months.
intransitive: shuttle between + places
The ferry shuttles dockworkers across the harbour from dawn until late at night.
Stephanie spent the afternoon shuttling her children between piano lessons and football practice.
Volunteer drivers shuttled elderly residents from the church hall to the health clinic every morning that week.
文法句型
shuttle between + places
shuttle + someone + between/from/to + places
用法筆記
Can be used both transitively (shuttle someone somewhere) and intransitively (shuttle between places). Subject is often a vehicle, a driver, or a person making repeated trips.