vehicle
['vi:.ɪ.kl] noun
MACHINE 机器
ESSENTIAL countable formal
■a machine usually with wheels and an engine, which is used for transporting people or goods on land, especially on roads （陆上）交通工具；车辆；机动车•A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.昨晚一辆卡车翻了车，司机死亡。 •Road vehicles include cars, buses and trucks.道路交通工具包括汽车、公车和卡车。 •Tractors are farm vehicles.拖拉机是农用车辆。 •The number of thefts of motor vehicles rose by a third last year.去年机动车失窃案数量上升了三分之一。
['vi:.ɪ.kl] noun
METHOD 方法
countable usually singular
■a way of achieving, producing or expressing something （实现、产生或表达…的）方法，手段，媒介•The conference was seen as an ideal vehicle for increased cooperation between the member states.那次会议被视为增进成员国之间合作的理想途径。 •Corporate America has embraced the Web as a new vehicle for advertising.美国企业界已将网际网路视作广告宣传的一种新媒介。 countable usually singular
■a show, film, exhibition , etc. that is used to show the special skills or qualities of one particular performer or artist （为某个表演者或艺术家）特意制作的电影（或演出节目、展览等）•The play seems to be little more than a vehicle for its director and star.那部戏好像是为其导演兼主演量身打造的。 |