vehicle

n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介，媒介物；[药]赋形剂

noun

1. 交通工具；车辆
   a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry/truck
   1. motor vehicles (= cars, buses, lorries/trucks, etc.)
      机动车辆
   2. Are you the driver of this vehicle?
      你是这辆汽车的驾驶员吗？
   3. rows of parked vehicles
      一排排停放的车辆
2. （赖以表达思想、感情或达到目的的）手段，工具
   something that can be used to express your ideas or feelings or as a way of achieving sth
   1. Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.
      艺术可以用作宣传的工具。
   2. The play is an ideal vehicle for her talents.
      这部戏是她施展才华的理想机会。

n. [车辆] 车辆；工具；交通工具；运载工具；传播媒介；媒介物

名词复数形式:vehicles

vehicle 交通工具

来自拉丁语vehere,携带，运载，来自PIE*wegh,走，运送，词源同wagon,way,引申词义交通工具。

1. Three insulating panels had come adrift from the base of the vehicle.
   车子底盘的3块隔热板已经脱落了。
2. Two men alighted from the vehicle.
   两个男人从车上下来。
3. Stojanovic escaped their clutches by jumping from a moving vehicle.
   斯托扬诺维奇从正在行驶的车上跳了下去，逃出了他们的掌心。
4. The detection rate for motor vehicle theft that year was just 11.7 per cent
   那一年机动车盗窃案的侦破率仅为11.7%。
5. Investment in fixed assets is an important vehicle for ensuring that the latest technology is available to business.
   固定资产投资是确保企业获得最新技术的重要手段。
6. She managed to scramble out of the vehicle as it burst into flames.
   车子一下子起火了，她设法从里面爬了出来。
7. William joined forces with businessman Nicholas Court to launch the new vehicle.
   威廉和企业家尼古拉斯·考特联手推出这款新车。
8. A few minutes later the bomb went off, destroying the vehicle.
   炸弹几分钟后爆炸，炸毁了那辆车。
9. People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle
   人们将享受到无污染汽车的诸多好处。
10. Two policemen were killed when gunmen opened fire on their patrol vehicle.
    持枪歹徒朝警察的巡逻车开火，两名警察被打死。
11. His vehicle jack-knifed, and crashed across all three lanes of the opposite carriageway.
    他的车弯成V字形，撞进了反方向车道，车身挡住了所有的3个车道。
12. The device itself was right under the vehicle, almost in line with the gear lever
    该装置本身就在车子正下方，几乎与变速杆处于同一直线上。
13. He seemed to be pleased by this newly minted vehicle.
    他似乎很满意这辆新出厂的车。
14. The vehicle mounted the pavement.
    机动车开上了人行道。
15. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself
    她对车子本身没有进行半点养护。
16. He wanted the occupants of the vehicle to get out
    他想让车上的乘客下车。
17. This vehicle has been parked on private property.
    这辆车停在了私人地产上。
18. The system provides a digital readout of the vehicle's speed
    这个系统提供车辆速度的电子读数。
19. The front end of the car separated from the rest of the vehicle
    汽车的前端和车身分开了。
20. The driver managed to escape from the vehicle and shout a warning.
    那名司机设法从车里逃了出来并大声警告别人。
21. They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment
    他们承认是一时冲动偷走了一辆车。
22. Car manufacturers stamp a vehicle identification number at several places on new cars to help track down stolen vehicles
    汽车制造商在新车的好几处地方打上车辆识别号码，以便于追查被偷车辆。
23. If the vehicle is going too fast, a synthesised voice tells the driver to slow down.
    如果车开得太快，会有一个合成人声告诉司机减速。
24. He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer
    他一直用这辆车牵引他的活动工作室。
25. The President's unescorted vehicle was ambushed just outside the capital
    刚出首都，总统无人护卫的汽车就遭到了伏击。
26. The vehicle would not have the capacity to make the journey on one tank of fuel.
    这辆车单靠一箱燃料无法跑完整趟旅程。
27. Her art became a vehicle for her political beliefs
    艺术成了她表达政治信仰的工具。
28. The vehicle that permitted both communication and acceptability was social revolution.
    既能实现交流又能被广为接受的手段就是社会革命。
29. Despite the vehicle's size and weight it is not difficult to drive.
    尽管车子很大很重，但它一点都不难开。
30. The red traffic light indicates that every person and vehicle must stop.
    红色信号灯表示人和车辆不能通行。