shuttles
shuttles — 名詞
- shuttlessingular
- shuttlesesplural
1. a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle that makes regular return trips linking tw
接駁車
定時往返兩地之間的交通工具
a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle that makes regular return trips linking two fixed destinations, often on a set timetable
Selim caught the airport shuttle from the hotel at six in the morning.
Selim 在早上六點從旅館搭上機場接駁車。
collocation: airport shuttle / catch the shuttle
The shuttle bus from the steelworks runs between the main station and the riverside industrial park every half hour.
鋼鐵廠的接駁車每半小時往返於總站和河畔工業園區之間。
collocation: shuttle bus
A free shuttle took festival-goers from the muddy overflow car park to the main entrance.
免費接駁車載著音樂節觀眾從泥濘的備用停車場前往主入口。
A shuttle van carried patients between the main hospital and the children's wing across the busy road.
接駁車載著病患穿越繁忙的馬路，往返於主醫院和兒童大樓之間。
The campus shuttle carried students from the dormitories to the lecture halls every fifteen minutes.
校園接駁車每十五分鐘載送學生從宿舍到教學大樓。
常見錯誤
2. a small boat-shaped piece of wood or plastic used in weaving that carries the cr
梭子
引導緯線在織布機經線間來回穿梭的船形工具
a small boat-shaped piece of wood or plastic used in weaving that carries the cross-thread back and forth between the lengthwise threads on a loom
Andrés pushed the shuttle through the warp threads with a quick, steady hand.
Andrés 以平穩快速的手法將梭子穿過經線。
collocation: warp threads
Min watched her grandmother send the wooden shuttle flying across the loom.
Min 看著她的祖母讓木梭在織布機上飛快地穿梭。
collocation: wooden shuttle
Ada guided the shuttle across her loom, pulling a strand of blue weft through the warp.
Ada 推動梭子穿過織布機，把一條藍色緯線帶過經線。
A broken shuttle forced Luca to carve a new one from oak.
壞掉的梭子迫使 Luca 用橡木重新雕刻一個。
Mateo found an old wooden shuttle at the market, still wrapped with faded blue thread.
Mateo 在市場上找到一個舊木梭，上面還纏著褪色的藍線。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (TRANSPORT SERVICE): this is a hand tool for weaving, not a vehicle.
3. a small cone-shaped object with a cork or rubber base, topped with feathers or p
羽球
羽毛球運動中使用的球，有羽毛冠
a small cone-shaped object with a cork or rubber base, topped with feathers or plastic, that players hit back and forth across the net in badminton
Tara served the shuttle high into the air, and the game began.
Tara 將羽球高高發起，比賽便開始了。
collocation: serve the shuttle
Iris smashed the shuttle so hard it buried itself in the net at the far end of the court.
Iris 用力扣殺羽球，球直接卡進了球場遠端的網子裡。
collocation: smash the shuttle
The children lost their last shuttle in the bushes behind the court and borrowed a spare from the coach.
孩子們把最後一顆羽球弄丟在球場後面的灌木叢中，向教練借了一顆備用的。
Jabari bought a tube of new feather shuttles before the tournament started.
Jabari 在比賽開始前買了一筒新的羽毛羽球。
Kenji leapt and smashed the shuttle over the net, winning the final point of the tournament.
Kenji 躍起將羽球猛扣過網，贏得了比賽的最後一分。
- shuttlecock
the full word; 'shuttle' is the shorter, more common spoken form
- birdie
informal North American term, less common in other regions
用法筆記
Also called 'shuttlecock' in full. Distinguish from sense 1 (TRANSPORT SERVICE): this is a badminton projectile, not a vehicle.
常見錯誤
shuttles — 動詞
- shuttlespresent simple I / you / we / they
- shuttleses3rd person singular
- shuttlesing-ing form
- shuttlesedpast simple
1. to travel repeatedly between a pair of fixed points, or to carry people or goods
往返運送
在兩地之間反覆移動或載運
to travel repeatedly between a pair of fixed points, or to carry people or goods on a scheduled service running from one location to another and back
A minibus shuttles guests between the Palm Court Hotel and the sandy beach every half hour.
一輛小巴每半小時在棕櫚庭園旅館和沙灘之間往返接送客人。
transitive: shuttle + people + between + places
Zuri shuttled between her office in Nairobi and the project site for six months.
Zuri 在奈洛比的辦公室和工地之間往返通勤了六個月。
intransitive: shuttle between + places
The ferry shuttles dockworkers across the harbour from dawn until late at night.
渡輪從清晨到深夜在港灣兩岸之間往返載運碼頭工人。
Stephanie spent the afternoon shuttling her children between piano lessons and football practice.
Stephanie 整個下午都在鋼琴課和足球練習之間來回接送她的孩子。
Volunteer drivers shuttled elderly residents from the church hall to the health clinic every morning that week.
志工司機那一整個星期每天早上都從教堂大廳接送年長居民去健康診所。
文法句型
shuttle between + places
shuttle + someone + between/from/to + places
用法筆記
Can be used both transitively (shuttle someone somewhere) and intransitively (shuttle between places). Subject is often a vehicle, a driver, or a person making repeated trips.