carpool
carpool — 名詞
- carpoolsingular
- carpoolsplural
1. a set of commuters who regularly ride in one car together and often take turns b
共乘團
固定共車通勤的人
a set of commuters who regularly ride in one car together and often take turns being the driver
Rohan joined a carpool with three teachers from the neighborhood.
Rohan 加入了一個由附近三位老師組成的共乘團。
join a carpool + with [group]
The carpool meets outside the bakery at seven every weekday morning.
那個共乘團每個平日早上七點都在麵包店外集合。
the carpool + meets + place/time
After the bridge closure, Valentina started a carpool for hospital staff.
大橋封閉後，Valentina 為醫院員工發起了一個共乘團。
The office carpool saves parking fees and gives everyone time to talk.
辦公室的共乘團能省下停車費，也讓大家有時間聊天。
- ride-share group
broader term that can also include app-based trips, not only a fixed commute
- lift club
older British-style term for an organized shared ride group
- vanpool
similar arrangement, but usually uses a larger vehicle and more riders
- solo commute
emphasizes that one person travels alone instead of sharing the trip
- drive-alone trip
focuses on one occupant using a separate car
文法句型
join a carpool
start a carpool
school/office carpool
用法筆記
This noun can describe either the people sharing the ride or the regular arrangement they follow. Some sources also write the arrangement sense as the spaced form 'car pool', but the meaning stays the same.
常見錯誤
2. a set of company or institutional vehicles that workers can use when they need t
公務車池
供員工借用的公司車輛
a set of company or institutional vehicles that workers can use when they need transportation for their jobs
Staff book cars from the company carpool when they visit clients.
員工拜訪客戶時，會從公司的公務車池預約用車。
book a car from the carpool
The university expanded its carpool after hiring fifty new field workers.
那所大學新聘五十名外勤人員後，擴編了公務車池。
Kofi returned the van to the carpool before the budget meeting.
Kofi 在預算會議前把那輛廂型車還回公務車池。
A shared online calendar shows which vehicles in the carpool are free.
共用的線上行事曆會顯示公務車池裡哪些車目前可用。
- vehicle pool
neutral organizational term for a shared set of cars
- motor pool
common in government or military settings
- fleet pool
emphasizes managed company vehicles within a larger fleet
- private vehicle
refers to one personally assigned or owned car rather than a shared pool
文法句型
book a car from the carpool
return a vehicle to the carpool
用法筆記
This sense belongs to workplace or institutional logistics, not to neighbors sharing one ride to work. Here the members of the carpool are vehicles, not commuters.
carpool — 動詞
- carpoolpresent simple I / you / we / they
- carpools3rd person singular
- carpooling-ing form
- carpooledpast simple
1. to share one car with other people for the same regular trip and usually alterna
共乘
固定一起搭車通勤
to share one car with other people for the same regular trip and usually alternate who drives
Naoko and Theo carpool to the airport office every Thursday.
Naoko 和 Theo 每週四都共乘去機場辦公室。
carpool to + workplace
Because parking costs rose again, William now carpools with a neighbor.
因為停車費又漲了，William 現在會和鄰居共乘。
carpool with + person
Two nurses carpool from Taoyuan to the night shift each week.
兩位護理師每週都從桃園共乘去上夜班。
After the train line closed for repairs, Lauren started to carpool with coworkers.
鐵路線因維修關閉後，Lauren 開始和同事共乘通勤。
- share a ride
broader and can describe one informal trip as well as a regular commute
- commute together
focuses on going to the same workplace or school, not specifically using one car
- ride-share
can overlap in modern usage, but often suggests app-based service language
- drive alone
describes using your own car without sharing seats
- commute separately
emphasizes that each person makes the trip independently
文法句型
carpool to + place
carpool with + person
carpool from + place to + place
用法筆記
This verb usually describes a repeated trip such as commuting, rather than giving someone a one-time lift after an event. 'Carpool with' names the other rider, while 'carpool to' names the destination.