artic
artic — 名詞
- articsingular
- articsplural
1. a large truck used for carrying goods over long distances. It has a separate fro
聯結車
英式口語對聯結卡車的簡稱
a large truck used for carrying goods over long distances. It has a separate front cab where the driver sits and a long rear container joined by a flexible coupling so the vehicle can bend when turning. This word is an informal short form of 'articulated lorry', used mainly in British English.
Adaeze's father drives an artic for a parcel company based outside Manchester.
Adaeze 的父親在曼徹斯特郊區的一家包裹運輸公司開聯結車。
countable noun: drive an artic
That country lane is far too narrow for a fully loaded artic.
那條鄉間小路對滿載的聯結車來說實在太窄了。
collocation: fully loaded artic
Meera watched the artic reverse slowly into the loading bay at the warehouse.
Meera 看著聯結車慢慢倒車進入倉庫的裝卸區。
Andrew's uncle used to park his artic at the depot each Friday after his route.
Andrew 的叔叔以前每週五跑完車後，都會把聯結車停在調度場。
An artic needs more room to turn than a car because of its long trailer.
聯結車轉彎需要的空間比一般汽車大得多，因為後面拖著長長的貨櫃。
- articulated lorry
the full, neutral-register form of the same vehicle; preferred in formal writing
- semi
the equivalent informal term in American English
- 18-wheeler
another American informal term that refers to the number of wheels on a typical tractor-trailer
- tractor-trailer
the standard American English term, neutral in register
用法筆記
This word is almost exclusively British and sounds informal. In American English the equivalent terms are 'semi', '18-wheeler', or 'tractor-trailer'. The full form 'articulated lorry' is neutral in register and works in any variety of English.