plural vehicles
plural vehicles
Learner's definition of VEHICLE
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: a machine that is used to carry people or goods from one place to another交通工具；车辆 -
cars, trucks, and other vehicles汽车、卡车以及其他交通工具
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a stolen vehicle被盗车辆
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The vehicle's driver was severely injured in the crash.这辆车的司机在车祸中受了重伤。
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Have you seen his new car? It's a fine-looking vehicle.你见过他的新车吗？那是一辆很漂亮的车。
— see also motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, sport-utility vehicle 2
: the thing that allows something to be passed along, expressed, achieved, or shown（赖以传递、表达、获取或表现的）手段，工具，媒介 -
an investment vehicle投资手段
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Water and insects can be vehicles of infection.水和昆虫可以成为传染媒介。
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art as a vehicle for self-expression作为个性化表达手段的艺术
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Words and pictures are vehicles of communication.文字和图片都是交流工具。
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These big-budget movies are star vehicles for well-known actors.这些大投资影片是知名演员成为明星的媒介。