tractor-trailer

/ˈtræktə treɪlə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtræktər treɪlər/ (ame, ipa)

tractor-trailer — 名詞

1. a very large road vehicle in which a powered front unit pulls a separate freight

1.名詞B2
釋義

聯結車

由車頭與拖車相連的大貨車

a very large road vehicle in which a powered front unit pulls a separate freight trailer behind it

例句

A loaded tractor-trailer rolled slowly toward the warehouse dock before sunrise.

一輛滿載的聯結車在日出前緩緩駛向倉庫裝卸月台。

loaded tractor-trailer + warehouse dock

Rafael learned to back a tractor-trailer into narrow loading spaces.

Rafael 學著把聯結車倒進狹窄的裝卸區。

back a tractor-trailer into [space]

同義詞
  • semi

    informal North American shortening used in everyday speech

  • 18-wheeler

    informal term that emphasizes the typical wheel count of this kind of truck

  • articulated lorry

    British term for the same two-part freight vehicle

文法句型

a/the tractor-trailer

drive a tractor-trailer

tractor-trailer + noun

用法筆記

Mainly North American. The term refers to the whole connected vehicle, not only the rear trailer. British English more often uses 'articulated lorry', and informal US speech often shortens this to 'semi'.

常見錯誤

❌The tractor-trailer hit the gate while the driver attached the trailer.
✅The tractor hit the gate while the driver attached the trailer.
💡'tractor-trailer' means the full connected vehicle; the front unit alone is the 'tractor'.