car
/kɑː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑr] /kɑːr/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑr] /ˈkär dialectal also ˈkȯr, ˈkyär/ (ame, mw)
car — 名詞
- carsingular
- carsplural
1. a machine with four wheels and an engine that people drive on roads to carry a f
汽車
有引擎的四輪小客車
a machine with four wheels and an engine that people drive on roads to carry a few passengers
Tamar washed the car before the family trip to Hualien.
Tamar 在全家去花蓮旅行前把汽車洗乾淨了。
wash the car: everyday care for a vehicle
We rented a small car at the airport after midnight.
我們在半夜過後於機場租了一輛小汽車。
A blue car stopped outside the bakery during the storm.
暴風雨中，一輛藍色汽車停在麵包店外。
Kenji left his school bag in the back of the car.
Kenji 把書包留在汽車後座。
Soraya goes to work by car when the buses are late.
公車誤點時，Soraya 會開車去上班。
- automobile
more formal, especially in technical or legal contexts
- motorcar
an older or more formal word for the same kind of vehicle
- vehicle
a broader term that also includes buses, trucks, and vans
文法句型
by car
drive a car
park the car
in the back of the car
用法筆記
Often appears in everyday patterns such as by car, get in the car, and park the car. In normal conversation, car is much more common than formal alternatives such as automobile.
常見錯誤
2. a train unit made for a particular job, such as serving meals or providing beds
專用車廂
火車上有特定用途的車廂
a train unit made for a particular job, such as serving meals or providing beds
We booked beds in the sleeping car for the overnight trip.
我們訂了臥鋪專用車廂裡的床位，準備搭夜車。
sleeping car / dining car: function noun + car
Ritu bought tea in the dining car after sunrise.
Ritu 在日出後到餐車買茶。
Children played cards in the lounge car near the back.
孩子們在靠近後方的交誼車廂裡玩牌。
The medical car stayed in the middle of the train.
醫療專用車廂停在列車中段。
文法句型
sleeping car
dining car
lounge car
medical car
用法筆記
Usually follows a noun that names the function, such as sleeping, dining, or lounge. Distinguish from sense 3, which refers to an ordinary passenger section rather than a unit with a special purpose.
3. a connected train compartment where passengers ride during the journey
乘客車廂
乘客乘坐的列車車廂
a connected train compartment where passengers ride during the journey
Selim found an empty seat in the last car of the train.
Selim 在列車最後一節乘客車廂找到了一個空位。
the last car of the train
The quiet car stayed almost silent during the morning trip.
那節安靜車廂在早晨旅途中幾乎沒有談話聲。
quiet car: passenger car with a rule
Mayumi ran back to her car before the train doors closed.
Mayumi 在列車車門關上前跑回自己的乘客車廂。
The front car was less crowded than the middle one.
前面的乘客車廂比中間那節不擁擠。
文法句型
the last car
the front car
sit in car three
quiet car
用法筆記
Often combines with position words such as front, middle, last, or car number. In British English, carriage is more common, while car is a normal choice in North American train contexts.
4. a railway car that carries goods or animals instead of people
貨運車廂
運貨或載牲口的列車車廂
a railway car that carries goods or animals instead of people
Workers loaded grain into the freight car before noon.
工人在中午前把穀物裝進貨運車廂。
freight car: rail car for goods
Two horses stood calmly inside the cattle car.
兩匹馬安靜地站在運牲口的貨運車廂裡。
cattle car: rail car for animals
Ignacio checked the numbers painted on the freight car.
Ignacio 檢查了漆在貨運車廂上的編號。
At the rail yard, men unloaded boxes from the open car.
在調車場裡，工人們把箱子從敞篷貨運車廂卸下來。
- wagon
a common British railway term for a goods car
- freight wagon
specifically names a railway wagon used for cargo
文法句型
freight car
cattle car
open car
load something into a car
用法筆記
Usually appears with words such as freight or cattle. Distinguish from sense 3, which carries passengers, and from sense 2, which names a train section with a special passenger service.
5. the enclosed part of an elevator where people stand while it moves up or down
電梯轎廂
電梯中載人的箱型部分
the enclosed part of an elevator where people stand while it moves up or down
Evelyn held the door while everyone entered the elevator car.
Evelyn 扶著門，讓大家走進電梯轎廂。
elevator car: the part people stand inside
The car stopped between two floors during the power cut.
停電時，電梯轎廂停在兩層樓之間。
the car stopped between floors
A sign inside the car said it could hold ten people.
轎廂裡的告示寫著這個電梯轎廂可容納十人。
The repairman tested the car before staff used the lift.
修理員在員工使用電梯前先測試了轎廂。
- elevator compartment
a fuller descriptive phrase for the same part
- lift car
a parallel term often used where lift is preferred over elevator
文法句型
elevator car
the car stopped
inside the car
car capacity
用法筆記
Most common in technical, maintenance, and building-safety contexts. In casual conversation, many speakers simply say elevator or lift when the meaning is already clear.