taxi
/ˈtæksi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtæksi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈtak-sē/ (ame, mw) · /ˈtæk.si/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtæk.si/ (ame, ipa)
taxi — 名詞
- taxisingular
- taxisplural
1. a passenger vehicle that you hire for individual trips and pay the driver based
計程車
按里程收費的載客車輛
a passenger vehicle that you hire for individual trips and pay the driver based on the distance travelled or a set fare
Ayesha stepped into the street and raised her arm to call a taxi.
Ayesha 走到路邊，舉手招了一輛計程車。
collocation: call a taxi (summon one to your location)
Mauricio took a taxi to the airport because his bags were too heavy.
Mauricio 因為行李太重，所以搭計程車去機場。
collocation: take a taxi (use one for a journey)
The taxi driver helped Selim load his luggage into the boot before starting the engine.
計程車司機幫 Selim 把行李放進後車廂，然後發動引擎。
Jabari shared a taxi with two colleagues from work to split the fare evenly.
Jabari 和兩位同事共乘一輛計程車，平均分攤車資。
- cab
shorter, informal equivalent of taxi; very common in US English
- taxicab
full formal name for the same vehicle
- hackney carriage
official term for licensed taxis in some UK cities; rare in everyday speech
文法句型
a taxi
by taxi
take a taxi
常見錯誤
taxi — 動詞
- taxipresent simple I / you / we / they
- taxis3rd person singular
- taxiing-ing form
- taxiedpast simple
1. of an airplane, to drive itself along the ground at an airport, moving between t
滑行
飛機在地面慢速移動
of an airplane, to drive itself along the ground at an airport, moving between the terminal building and the runway
The plane taxied slowly to the runway and waited for clearance to take off.
飛機在跑道上緩緩滑行，等待獲准起飛。
pattern: plane + taxis + to [location]
Passengers felt a small bump as the aircraft taxied across the tarmac toward the gate.
乘客感覺到輕微的震動，飛機正在滑行穿過停機坪前往登機門。
preposition: taxi across / taxi toward
The pilot announced that the plane was taxiing to the terminal after landing in Chicago.
機長廣播說，飛機正在滑行前往芝加哥的航廈。
While the jet taxied along the runway, the crew checked that all belts were fastened.
噴射機沿著跑道滑行時，機組人員檢查所有安全帶是否繫好。
- coast
implies moving by momentum without engine power, unlike taxiing which uses the plane's own engines
文法句型
aircraft + taxi + along/on/down/to
用法筆記
Only used for aircraft (not cars, buses, or other vehicles). 'Taxi' as a verb for ground vehicles exists only in the sense 'ride in a taxicab' (see verb/2 below).
常見錯誤
2. to travel to a place by hiring a taxi
搭計程車
乘坐計程車前往某處
to travel to a place by hiring a taxi
After the party, Otis and his friends taxied home because the last train had left.
派對結束後，Otis 和朋友搭計程車回家，因為最後一班列車已經開走了。
pattern: taxi + home (no preposition needed with home)
Dewi taxied from the station to the hotel since she was late for the meeting.
Dewi 從車站搭計程車到飯店，因為她開會快遲到了。
pattern: taxi + from [origin] + to [destination]
Yael and Aaron taxied across town to reach the restaurant before the reservation time.
Yael 和 Aaron 搭計程車穿過市區，趕在訂位時間前抵達餐廳。
Rather than walk in the rain, Paul taxied to the museum entrance on Fifth Avenue.
Paul 不願在雨中走路，於是搭計程車到第五大道的博物館門口。
- cab
as a verb, 'to cab' is very rare; most speakers say 'take a cab' or 'cab it' (informal UK) instead
文法句型
taxi + to [destination]
taxi + from [origin]
用法筆記
Less common than the noun form 'take a taxi'; used mostly in informal speech or narrative writing. The past tense is 'taxied'.