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bus

/ˈbʌs/ American
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  • n. 公共汽车, 巴士
Definition
  • n. a large vehicle that carries many passengers along a fixed route
Example
We took the bus downtown to see the museum.
我们坐公交车去市中心参观博物馆。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: a large vehicle for carrying passengers (noun).

比较义项:载客的大型车辆(名词)。

  • bus 本词

    Bus refers to a large vehicle used for local transport within a city or town, running a fixed route with frequent stops.

    bus指用于市内或城镇内的大型交通工具,沿固定路线行驶,且经常停靠。

    He takes the number 12 bus to the office every weekday morning.

    他每个工作日早上都乘坐12路公交车去上班。

  • coach

    Coach refers to a large, comfortable vehicle used for longer intercity or touring trips, typically making few or no stops along the way.

    coach指用于城际或旅游等长途行程的舒适大型车辆,途中通常很少或不停靠。

    The school hired a coach to take students on the trip to the mountains.

    学校租了一辆长途客车带学生去山区旅行。

Bus and coach both mean a large vehicle for carrying passengers. Bus usually means local transport within a city, running a fixed route with frequent stops. Coach means a comfortable vehicle for longer trips between cities or for touring, with few stops.

这两个词都指载客的大型车辆,但bus通常指市内公交车,沿固定路线频繁停靠;coach则指长途大巴或旅游大巴,行程更长、停靠更少。这里不比较coach作“教练”的义项。