taxicab

/ˈtæk.si.kæb/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtæk.si.kæb/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtak-sē-ˌkab/ (ame, mw)

taxicab — noun

  • taxicabsingular
  • taxicabsplural

1. a car with a driver that people pay to take them somewhere, usually charging an

1.名詞A2
釋義

a car with a driver that people pay to take them somewhere, usually charging an amount that depends on how far they travel

例句

Mei-Lin flagged down a taxicab outside the train station to go to her hotel.

flag down a taxicab

The taxicab driver helped Kwame lift his heavy suitcase into the trunk.

taxicab driver

同義詞
  • taxi

    the most common everyday equivalent; shorter and preferred in speech

  • cab

    informal shortening, very frequent in American English

  • hackney carriage

    official UK term for a licensed taxi that can be hailed on the street; very formal

用法筆記

Taxicab is the full formal name; it is usually shortened to taxi or cab in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌I waved at a taxicab but it was not for hire.
✅I waved at a taxicab but it was already taken.
💡'For hire' is very formal; 'taken' or 'occupied' is more natural in everyday English.