policecar

IPA/pəlˈiːskɑː/
IPA/pəlˈiːskɑːɹ/

policecar — 名詞

1. a vehicle that police officers drive while they are working, used especially for

1.名詞A2
釋義

警車

警察執行勤務時使用的車輛

a vehicle that police officers drive while they are working, used especially for patrolling streets, responding to emergencies, and catching people who have broken the law.

例句

The police car drove quickly down the street with its lights flashing.

警車沿著街道快速行駛，車燈不停閃爍。

typical emergency scene with lights flashing

A white police car with a blue stripe was parked outside the bank.

一輛帶有藍色條紋的白色警車停在銀行外面。

同義詞
  • patrol car

    slightly more formal; emphasises the car's role in patrolling an area

  • squad car

    chiefly American English, informal

  • cruiser

    American English, informal; often used by police officers themselves

用法筆記

Usually written as two separate words: police car. The one-word form policecar is less common and may be considered non-standard in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a police's car on the street.
✅I saw a police car on the street.
💡'police' acts as a noun modifier here, so you don't need the possessive form.