streetcar

/ˈstriːtkɑː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [strˈitkˌɑr] /ˈstriːtkɑːr/ (ame, ipa) · [strˈitkˌɑr] /ˈstrēt-ˌkär How to pronounce streetcar (audio)/ (ame, mw)

1.名詞B1

釋義

路面電車

在城市街道軌道上行駛的電力客車

a passenger car in a city transit system that gets electric power from overhead wires and moves along track built into the street

例句

João caught the streetcar outside the library and rode downtown for class.

João 在圖書館外搭上路面電車，往市中心去上課。

collocation: catch the streetcar

After work, Élise took the streetcar across town to meet her sister.

Élise 下班後搭路面電車穿過城區去見她姊姊。

collocation: take the streetcar across town

同義詞

tram
the usual British and international term for the same vehicle
trolley
common in North American everyday speech for a similar electric street vehicle
light rail
usually a newer, larger rail system with longer routes and more dedicated track

the streetcar

by streetcar

on the streetcar

take + the + streetcar

Mainly American English. British English usually uses tram for the same kind of vehicle.

❌The subway stop is right outside the museum.

✅The streetcar stop is right outside the museum.

💡A subway runs underground, but a streetcar runs on tracks in the street.

streetcar — 名詞