cab
/kæb/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈæb] /kæb/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈæb] /ˈkab ˈkäb/ (ame, mw)
cab — 名詞
- cabsingular
- cabsplural
1. the front-most enclosed space in large vehicles such as lorries, buses, and trai
駕駛室
卡車、巴士或火車前端的司機空間
the front-most enclosed space in large vehicles such as lorries, buses, and trains, built for the person steering and operating them
Bao climbed into the delivery truck's cab and adjusted the seat before starting the engine.
Bao 爬進送貨卡車的駕駛室，調整好座位後發動引擎。
collocation: cab of a truck / bus / train
A long-distance bus cab has a small bunk behind the driver's seat for resting during breaks.
長途巴士的駕駛室在司機座位後方有一個小床鋪，可供休息時使用。
Kenji wiped the dust off the cab windows to see the road better before pulling out.
Kenji 擦掉駕駛室窗戶上的灰塵，以便在駛出前更清楚看見路面。
Modern train cabs are fitted with digital screens that show speed, signals, and track conditions.
現代火車的駕駛室配備了顯示速度、號誌和軌道狀態的數位螢幕。
The fire engine's cab has room for the driver and two crew members sitting side by side.
消防車的駕駛室內有足夠空間容納司機和兩名並排而坐的隊員。
- driver's compartment
more descriptive but less common; used in technical or formal writing
用法筆記
Commonly used with of: 'the cab of a truck / bus / train.' Also appears in compound nouns: cab door, cab seat, cab window.
常見錯誤
2. a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere, usually picked up by cal
計程車
付費搭乘的汽車；出租車
a car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere, usually picked up by calling a company or by stopping on the street
Mira flagged down a cab outside the train station to get to the hotel.
Mira 在火車站外攔了一輛計程車前往飯店。
collocation: flag down a cab
The cab driver helped Diya lift her heavy suitcase into the boot of the car.
計程車司機幫 Diya 把她沉重的行李箱放進後車廂。
Adisa shared a cab with two colleagues to save money on the way to the airport.
Adisa 和兩位同事共乘一輛計程車到機場，分攤車費。
Felix called a cab company and waited ten minutes on the street corner before the car arrived.
Felix 打電話叫了計程車，在街角等了十分鐘車才來。
Greta took a cab home after the party because the night buses had already stopped running.
派對結束後，Greta 搭計程車回家，因為夜間公車已經停駛了。
用法筆記
Also called a taxi, but cab is slightly more informal. Common in both British and American English. The fare you pay is called the cab fare.
常見錯誤
3. a passenger carriage drawn by a horse, available for hire in earlier times befor
馬車
以馬匹拉動的載客車輛
a passenger carriage drawn by a horse, available for hire in earlier times before motorised taxis existed
In the old city, tourists can still ride in a horse-drawn cab through the narrow streets.
在舊城區，遊客仍可搭乘馬車穿越狹窄的街道。
collocation: horse-drawn cab
The museum displayed an 1880s cab with two large wooden wheels and a worn leather bench.
博物館展示了一輛 1880 年代的馬車，配有兩個大木輪和一張磨損的皮椅。
Zayd's great-grandfather used to drive a horse-drawn cab for a living in the streets of Vienna.
Zayd 的曾祖父以前在維也納街上靠駕駛馬車載客維生。
A row of horse-drawn cabs waited outside the railway station, their drivers calling for passengers.
一排馬車在火車站外等候，車伕們大聲招攬乘客。
- hansom cab
a specific type of two-wheeled horse-drawn cab popular in the 19th century
- carriage
broader term; not all carriages were for hire like cabs
用法筆記
This historical sense is now rare in everyday speech. When used, it almost always appears with the modifier horse-drawn to distinguish it from a taxi.
cab — 動詞
- cabpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cabs3rd person singular
- cabbing-ing form
- cabbedpast simple
1. to travel somewhere by taxi, usually in a city for a short to medium distance
搭計程車
搭乘計程車前往某處
to travel somewhere by taxi, usually in a city for a short to medium distance
Tamás and Eliska took a cab across town to make it to the concert on time.
Tamás 和 Eliska 搭計程車穿過市區，及時趕上了演唱會。
collocation: take a cab + direction (across town)
Since the last train had left, they decided to take a cab from the station to the wedding venue.
最後一班火車開走了，他們決定從車站搭計程車到婚禮場地。
collocation: take a cab from [place] to [place]
Diya took a cab to the hospital as soon as she heard the news about her grandmother.
Diya 一聽到祖母的消息就搭計程車趕往醫院。
When the subway workers went on strike, everyone tried to get a cab to the office the next morning.
地鐵員工罷工的那天早上，每個人都試著搭計程車去上班。
- take a cab
neutral register; works in both speech and writing
- taxi
also used as a verb: 'We taxied to the hotel' — interchangeable with cab
文法句型
take a cab + direction (to / across / from)
get a cab + direction (to)
go by cab + direction
用法筆記
The verb form 'cab' ('cabbed', 'to cab') exists but is uncommon across registers. The concept of travelling by taxi is most naturally expressed with the phrases 'take a cab', 'get a cab', or 'go by cab', which work in both speech and formal writing.