bogie

bogie — 名詞

IPA/ˈbəʊɡi/
KK[bˈʊɡi]IPA/ˈbəʊɡi/
  • bogiesingular
  • bogiesplural

1. a metal frame holding wheels that sits under a train carriage and lets it turn a

1.名詞C1
釋義

轉向架

車廂下方裝有輪子的金屬支架

a metal frame holding wheels that sits under a train carriage and lets it turn and roll along the track

例句

The engineers checked each bogie under the old steam train before the morning service.

工程師在早班發車前,檢查了那輛老蒸汽火車下方的每一個轉向架。

subject is a railway worker inspecting parts

A worn bogie can make a carriage shake and rattle on a curved section of track.

磨損的轉向架會讓車廂在彎曲的軌道上搖晃、發出哐啷聲。

collocation: worn bogie / shake and rattle

同義詞
  • truck

    American railway term for the same wheel assembly

用法筆記

Chiefly British railway vocabulary; American English usually says 'truck' for the same part.

2. a separate section of a train where travellers sit during the journey

2.名詞C1
釋義

車廂

火車上供乘客乘坐的一節

a separate section of a train where travellers sit during the journey

例句

Sari ran along the platform and jumped into the last bogie just as the doors closed.

Sari 沿著月台奔跑,就在車門關上時跳進了最後一節車廂。

subject named, scene on a platform

The front bogie was crowded, so the family moved to a quieter one near the back.

前面那節車廂太擠,於是一家人移到後面比較安靜的一節。

collocation: crowded bogie

同義詞
  • carriage

    the standard British word

  • coach

    neutral British term for a passenger section

用法筆記

Common in Indian and some British English; many speakers prefer 'carriage' or 'coach' for this meaning.

3. an imaginary evil spirit, or a thing that frightens many people even when there

3.名詞C2
釋義

妖怪;恐懼源

想像中的惡靈,或令人莫名害怕的事物

an imaginary evil spirit, or a thing that frightens many people even when there is little real danger

例句

Romi told the children a story about a hairy bogie that hid under the wooden stairs.

Romi 對孩子們講了一個故事,說有一隻毛茸茸的妖怪躲在木樓梯下。

collocation: a bogie hides / lurks

Rising prices became the bogie that every shopkeeper in the small town feared.

物價上漲成了這座小鎮上每個店家都害怕的恐懼源。

figurative: X becomes the bogie that people fear

同義詞
  • bogeyman

    an evil spirit used to frighten children

  • specter

    a feared thing that may never actually happen

用法筆記

Also spelled 'bogey'; describes both a literal goblin and a figurative thing used to frighten people.

4. in golf, a result of one shot more than the set target number for a single hole

4.名詞C2
釋義

柏忌

高爾夫中單一洞高於標準桿一桿的成績

in golf, a result of one shot more than the set target number for a single hole

例句

Harper missed a short putt and finished the ninth hole with a frustrating bogie.

Harper 短推沒進,懊惱地以一個柏忌結束第九洞。

collocation: finish with a bogie

A single bogie on the last hole cost Felipe the club championship by one shot.

最後一洞的一個柏忌,讓 Felipe 以一桿之差痛失俱樂部冠軍。

scene: golf championship lost by a bogie

反義詞
  • birdie

    one shot under the target number for a hole

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 3: this is a number on a golf scorecard, not a frightening spirit.

5. an aircraft that has not been named or identified yet, and which might belong to

5.名詞C2
釋義

不明機

尚未辨識、可能為敵方的飛機

an aircraft that has not been named or identified yet, and which might belong to an enemy

例句

The radar operator warned the pilots about a fast bogie approaching from the north.

雷達操作員警告飛行員,有一架快速的不明機正從北方接近。

collocation: a bogie approaching

Mei tracked the strange bogie on her screen until it finally turned away from the coast.

Mei 在螢幕上追蹤那架奇怪的不明機,直到它終於轉向離開海岸。

scene: tracking an unidentified plane

同義詞
  • unknown

    the plain word controllers use for an unidentified plane

用法筆記

Military and pilot slang; the plane is unknown rather than confirmed as friendly or hostile.

bogie — 動詞

IPA/ˈbəʊ.ɡi/
KK[bˈʊɡi]IPA/ˈboʊ.ɡi/