minibus

IPA/ˈmɪnibʌs/
KK[mˈɪnibˌʌs]IPA/ˈmɪnibʌs/

minibus — 名詞

  • minibussingular
  • minibusesplural

1. a motor vehicle with enough room for roughly ten to twelve people, designed for

1.名詞B1
釋義

小巴

可載十到十二人的小型車輛

a motor vehicle with enough room for roughly ten to twelve people, designed for short group trips such as airport transfers or school outings

例句

The school hired a minibus to take the children to the museum.

學校僱了一輛小巴載孩子們去博物館。

collocation: hire/rent a minibus

A minibus arrived at the hotel entrance to collect the tour group.

一輛小巴抵達飯店門口來接旅遊團。

常見搭配
  • hire a minibus
  • rent a minibus
  • drive a minibus
  • a twelve-seat minibus
  • minibus driver
  • minibus service
  • minibus tour
  • by minibus
  • on a minibus
  • a private minibus
  • a school minibus
同義詞
  • minivan

    a smaller vehicle, typically seating seven or eight people, more like a van with windows

  • shuttle bus

    a bus (often a minibus) that travels back and forth on a short fixed route

  • small bus

    a more general, informal term for any bus shorter than a standard city bus

反義詞
  • coach

    a large bus designed for long-distance travel, seating thirty or more people

文法句型

by + minibus

a + number-seat + minibus

用法筆記

People often describe a minibus by its seating capacity with a hyphenated number prefix, for example, 'a fifteen-seat minibus.' The plural form 'minibuses' is standard.

常見錯誤

The hotel has a small minibus that seats twenty people.
The hotel has a minibus that seats twelve people.
Minibuses typically seat ten to twelve passengers; a vehicle seating twenty is usually called a midibus or a small coach.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • minibus driver
  • minibus service
  • minibus hire
  • minibus tour
  • minibus route

常用片語

  • a fleet of minibuses
  • minibus and coach hire

介系詞搭配

  • by minibus
  • on a minibus
  • in a minibus
  • off a minibus