vehicles

英 [ˈviːɪklz]

美 [ˈvihɪkəlz]

n.  交通工具; 车辆; (赖以表达思想、感情或达到目的的)手段，工具
vehicle的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 车辆;交通工具;运输工具
  Avehicleis a machine such as a car, bus, or truck which has an engine and is used to carry people from place to place.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a vehicle which was somewhere between a tractor and a truck.
     一种介于拖拉机和卡车之间的机动车
• N-COUNT （实现目的的）工具，手段,媒介
  You can usevehicleto refer to something that you use in order to achieve a particular purpose.
  1. Her art became a vehicle for her political beliefs...
     艺术成了她表达政治信仰的工具。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning.
  当我到达时，其中一辆车还在燃烧。
• The machine uses minute quantities of ozone to sterilise and deodorise refrigerated food vehicles.
  这种机器使用极少量的臭氧为食品冷藏车消毒杀菌和去除异味。
• The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital and occupied the television station
  士兵们征用首都的车辆，并且占领了电视台。
• Car park owners should be legally responsible for protecting vehicles
  停车场场主有保护停放车辆的法律责任。
• Demonstrators turned on police, overturning vehicles and setting fire to them
  示威者攻击警察，推翻车辆并将其纵火焚烧。
• Many of the potholes are a danger even to motor vehicles, never mind cyclists.
  许多坑洼处甚至给机动车都带来了危险，更别提骑自行车的人了。
• The roads are crowded with vehicles of all kinds.
  马路上挤满了各种车辆。
• There are already long queues of vehicles at petrol pumps.
  加油泵边车辆已经排起了长队。
• Dozens of people have been injured and many vehicles set on fire
  很多人受了伤，多辆车起火。
• More cash will be saved by shutting studios and selling outside-broadcast vehicles
  通过关闭演播室和出售实况转播车将节省更多资金。