single-decker
single-decker — 名詞
1. a bus, coach, or tram designed with a single passenger level rather than an uppe
單層巴士
只有一層乘客座位的巴士
a bus, coach, or tram designed with a single passenger level rather than an upper storey; the standard layout for most city transit buses, in contrast to a double-decker.
Mei-Lin boarded a single-decker at the stop to reach the night market.
Mei-Lin 在車站搭上一輛單層巴士前往夜市。
The tour company switched to modern single-decker coaches with better safety features.
這家旅遊公司改用配備更佳安全裝置的新型單層巴士。
attributive use: single-decker + [noun]
A low bridge on the old road means only single-decker vehicles can pass underneath it.
舊路上一座低矮的橋樑意味著只有單層車輛可以從下方通過。
Fatima became a bus driver and learned to handle both single-decker and articulated models.
Fatima 成為公車司機，學會了駕駛單層巴士和鉸接式車輛。
The city council ordered twenty new single-deckers for the airport shuttle route.
市政府訂購了二十輛新的單層巴士，用於機場接駁路線。
- single-deck bus
the full form; used in formal writing and official documents
- regular bus
more common in everyday speech, used even for single-deckers in contexts where double-deckers are rare
- double-decker
a bus with two passenger decks
文法句型
a single-decker [noun]
a [adjective] single-decker
用法筆記
Common in British English when distinguishing bus types. In everyday conversation, speakers simply say 'bus' unless the contrast with a double-decker matters. The term is most frequent in travel information, traffic regulations, and fleet descriptions.