18-wheeler
/ˌeɪtiːn ˈwiːlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌeɪtiːn ˈwiːlər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌā(t)-(ˌ)tēn-ˈwē-lər/ (ame, mw)
18-wheeler — 名詞
1. a large road vehicle with eighteen wheels, made up of a driver's cab at the fron
十八輪卡車
一種有十八個輪子的大型貨運卡車
a large road vehicle with eighteen wheels, made up of a driver's cab at the front and a long trailer attached behind it, used for carrying goods over long distances by road
A long line of 18-wheelers waited at the weigh station near the state border.
一長排十八輪卡車在州界附近的過磅站排隊等候。
countable noun with determiner phrase
Mei-Lin's father has driven an 18-wheeler for twenty years, carrying fresh fruit across the country.
Mei-Lin 的父親開了二十年的十八輪卡車，將新鮮水果運送到全國各地。
drive an 18-wheeler — verb collocation
The highway patrol officer waved the 18-wheeler over for a routine safety inspection.
公路巡警揮手示意那輛十八輪卡車靠邊停車，進行例行安全檢查。
Diego pulled his 18-wheeler into the rest stop and checked the tyre pressure on all the wheels.
Diego 把他的十八輪卡車開進休息站，檢查了所有輪胎的胎壓。
Kwame parked his 18-wheeler at the Port of Houston while a crane loaded steel coils onto the trailer.
Kwame 把他的十八輪卡車停在休士頓港，同時起重機正將鋼圈裝上拖車。
- tractor-trailer
the standard formal term in American English
- semi
informal shortening, very common in everyday speech
- big rig
informal American term, emphasises the size of the vehicle
- articulated lorry
the equivalent British English term, more formal
用法筆記
This term is informal and primarily used in American English. The formal equivalent is 'tractor-trailer' or 'semi-trailer truck'. In British English, the more common term is 'articulated lorry'.