交通工具種類 (Types of Vehicles)
vehicle n. [ˋviɪk!] 車輛；交通工具 (總稱)
A machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods. (通常有輪子和引擎，用於運輸人或貨物的機器。)
Cars, buses, and trucks are all vehicles. (汽車、公車和卡車都是交通工具。)
car n. [kɑr] 汽車
A road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people. (通常有四個輪子，由內燃機或電動馬達驅動，能搭載少量人員的道路車輛。)
My father drives his car to work. (我爸爸開他的汽車去上班。)
bus n. [bʌs] 公車；巴士
A large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route. (在道路上運送乘客的大型機動車輛，通常在固定路線上為公眾服務。)
I take the bus to school every morning. (我每天早上搭公車上學。)
taxi n. [ˋtæksɪ] 計程車
A car with a driver who you pay to take you somewhere. (有司機、你付錢讓他載你去某處的汽車。)
We took a taxi to the airport because we were late. (因為我們遲到了，所以搭了計程車去機場。)
jeep n. [dʒip] 吉普車
A small, strong motor vehicle with four-wheel drive, used especially over rough ground. (小型、堅固、四輪驅動的機動車輛，特別用於崎嶇地面。)
They drove a jeep through the mountains. (他們開著吉普車穿越山區。)
bicycle (bike) n. [ˋbaɪsɪk!] 腳踏車；自行車
A vehicle with two wheels, handlebars, and pedals. (有兩個輪子、把手和踏板的車輛。)
Riding a bicycle is good exercise. (騎腳踏車是很好的運動。)
注意：bike 是 bicycle 的簡稱，更常用於口語。
motorcycle n. [ˋmotɚ͵saɪk!] 摩托車；機車
A two-wheeled vehicle powered by a motor. (由馬達驅動的兩輪車輛。)
He rides his motorcycle to work every day. (他每天騎摩托車上班。)
train n. [tren] 火車 v. 訓練
A series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive. / To teach a person or animal a particular skill. (由火車頭牽引的一系列相連鐵路車廂。/ 教導人或動物特定技能。)
We took the train from Taipei to Hualien. (我們搭火車從台北到花蓮。)
She is training her dog to sit. (她正在訓練她的狗坐下。)
subway n. [ˋsʌb͵we] 地下鐵 (系統或車輛)
An underground electric railway. (地下的電氣化鐵路。)
Many people take the subway to work in big cities. (在大城市，很多人搭地鐵上班。)
airplane (plane) n. [ˋɛr͵plen] / [plen] 飛機
A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings. (有固定機翼的動力飛行器。)
We flew to Japan by airplane. (我們搭飛機去日本。)
注意：plane 是 airplane 的簡稱，更常用於口語。
aircraft n. [ˋɛr͵kræft] 航空器；飛機 (單複數同形)
Any vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane or helicopter. (任何可以飛行的載具，如飛機或直升機。)
Several aircraft were delayed due to bad weather. (由於天氣惡劣，數架航空器延誤了。)
helicopter n. [ˋhɛlɪkɑptɚ] 直升機
An aircraft without wings that has large blades on top that spin. (沒有機翼，頂部有大型旋轉葉片的航空器。)
The helicopter landed on the hospital roof. (直升機降落在醫院屋頂。)
boat n. [bot] 船 (通常比 ship 小)
A vehicle for travelling on water, typically smaller than a ship. (在水上行駛的交通工具，通常比 ship 小。)
We rented a small boat to go fishing on the lake. (我們租了一艘小船去湖上釣魚。)
ship n. [ʃɪp] 船；艦 (通常比 boat 大)
A large boat for transporting people or goods by sea. (在海上運輸人員或貨物的大型船隻。)
The ship sailed across the ocean. (這艘船航行穿越大洋。)
ambulance n. [ˋæmbjələns] 救護車
A vehicle equipped for taking sick or injured people to and from hospital. (配備齊全用於載送病患或傷者往返醫院的車輛。)
Call an ambulance immediately! (立刻叫救護車！)
相關詞彙 (Related Terms)
airline n. [ˋɛr͵laɪn] 航空公司
A company that provides regular flights to take passengers and goods to different places. (提供定期航班載運乘客和貨物到不同地點的公司。)
Which airline did you fly with? (你搭乘哪家航空公司？)
traffic n. [ˋtræfɪk] 交通；交通流量 (不可數)
The vehicles moving along roads, or the amount of vehicles moving along roads. (沿著道路移動的車輛，或沿著道路移動的車輛數量。)
There was heavy traffic on the highway this morning. (今天早上高速公路上交通壅塞。)
traffic light n. [ˋtræfɪk laɪt] 紅綠燈；交通號誌燈
A set of automatically operated coloured lights for controlling traffic. (一套自動操作的、用於控制交通的彩色燈號。)
Stop at the red traffic light. (在紅燈前停下。)
wheel n. [hwil] 輪子
A circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle. (固定在車輛下方、繞著軸心旋轉的圓形物體。)
My bicycle needs a new front wheel. (我的腳踏車需要一個新的前輪。)
相關動詞 (Related Verbs)
drive v. [draɪv] 開車 (過去式: drove [drov])
To operate and control the direction and speed of a motor vehicle. (操作和控制機動車輛的方向和速度。)
Can you drive a car? (你會開車嗎？)
fly v. [flaɪ] 飛行；搭飛機 (過去式: flew [flu])
To move through the air using wings. / To travel by aircraft. (用翅膀在空中移動。/ 搭乘航空器旅行。)
Birds can fly. (鳥會飛。)
We flew to London last summer. (我們去年夏天搭飛機去了倫敦。)
ride v. [raɪd] 騎(腳踏車、摩托車、馬等) (過去式: rode [rod])
To sit on and control the movement of a bicycle, motorcycle, or horse. (坐在並控制腳踏車、摩托車或馬的移動。)
She learned to ride a bike when she was six. (她六歲時學會了騎腳踏車。)
sail v. [sel] 航行 (船隻)；駕駛帆船 n. 帆
To travel on water in a ship or boat. / A sheet of material extended on rigging to catch the wind. (搭乘船隻在水上旅行。/ 懸掛在索具上捕捉風力的布料。)
The ship sailed across the sea. (這艘船航行穿越大海。)
He knows how to sail. (他知道如何駕駛帆船。)
詞彙小叮嚀：
- 注意區分 `boat` (通常較小) 和 `ship` (通常較大)。
- `bicycle` 的口語常用 `bike`；`airplane` 的口語常用 `plane`。
- `aircraft` 是航空器的總稱，單複數同形。
- 搭配不同的交通工具，會使用不同的動詞：`drive` a car/bus/taxi, `ride` a bicycle/motorcycle/horse, `fly` in an airplane, `take` a train/bus/subway/taxi, `sail` a boat/ship。