omnibus
UK ['ɒm.nɪ.bəs] US ['ɑ:m-] noun countable
SEVERAL PARTS 几部分
■a book consisting of two or more parts that have already been published separately （若干已发表作品的）选集，汇编 Compare anthology UK a programme consisting of two or more parts that have already been broadcast separately （由曾播出的节目组成的）综合节目•the omnibus edition of a soap opera连续剧的多集连播版
UK ['ɒm.nɪ.bəs] US ['ɑ:m-] noun countable
TRANSPORT 交通 old use
■a bus 公共汽车，公车
UK ['ɒm.nɪ.bəs] US ['ɑ:m-] noun countable
the man / woman on the Clapham omnibus UK old-fashioned
■an imaginary person whose opinions or ideas are considered to be typical of those of ordinary British people 普通英国人•The man on the Clapham omnibus probably knows nothing about Rwanda.一般的英国人很可能对卢旺达一无所知。 |