artic

IPA/ˈɑː.tɪk/
IPA/ˈɑːr.tɪk/

artic — 名詞

  • articsingular
  • articsplural

1. a large truck used for carrying goods over long distances. It has a separate fro

1.名詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • drive an artic
  • park an artic
  • load an artic
  • an artic carries
  • an artic delivers
  • artic driver
  • artic trailer
  • fully loaded artic
同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

I saw an artic on Interstate 40.
I saw a semi on Interstate 40.
'Artic' is not used in American English; use 'semi' or '18-wheeler' in US contexts.

同根字

  • articulated lorry
    名詞片語B2
  • lorry
    名詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • artic driver
  • artic load
  • artic trailer
  • artic cab

常用片語

  • artic unit
  • artic fleet

介系詞搭配

  • in an artic
  • by artic
  • on an artic