taxi
taxi — noun
1. a passenger vehicle that you hire for individual trips and pay the driver based
a passenger vehicle that you hire for individual trips and pay the driver based on the distance travelled or a set fare
Ayesha stepped into the street and raised her arm to call a taxi.
collocation: call a taxi (summon one to your location)
Mauricio took a taxi to the airport because his bags were too heavy.
collocation: take a taxi (use one for a journey)
The taxi driver helped Selim load his luggage into the boot before starting the engine.
Jabari shared a taxi with two colleagues from work to split the fare evenly.
- cab
shorter, informal equivalent of taxi; very common in US English
- taxicab
full formal name for the same vehicle
- hackney carriage
official term for licensed taxis in some UK cities; rare in everyday speech
文法句型
a taxi
by taxi
take a taxi
常見錯誤
taxi — verb
1. of an airplane, to drive itself along the ground at an airport, moving between t
of an airplane, to drive itself along the ground at an airport, moving between the terminal building and the runway
The plane taxied slowly to the runway and waited for clearance to take off.
pattern: plane + taxis + to [location]
Passengers felt a small bump as the aircraft taxied across the tarmac toward the gate.
preposition: taxi across / taxi toward
The pilot announced that the plane was taxiing to the terminal after landing in Chicago.
While the jet taxied along the runway, the crew checked that all belts were fastened.
- coast
implies moving by momentum without engine power, unlike taxiing which uses the plane's own engines
文法句型
aircraft + taxi + along/on/down/to
用法筆記
Only used for aircraft (not cars, buses, or other vehicles). 'Taxi' as a verb for ground vehicles exists only in the sense 'ride in a taxicab' (see verb/2 below).
常見錯誤
2. to travel to a place by hiring a taxi
to travel to a place by hiring a taxi
After the party, Otis and his friends taxied home because the last train had left.
pattern: taxi + home (no preposition needed with home)
Dewi taxied from the station to the hotel since she was late for the meeting.
pattern: taxi + from [origin] + to [destination]
Yael and Aaron taxied across town to reach the restaurant before the reservation time.
Rather than walk in the rain, Paul taxied to the museum entrance on Fifth Avenue.
- cab
as a verb, 'to cab' is very rare; most speakers say 'take a cab' or 'cab it' (informal UK) instead
文法句型
taxi + to [destination]
taxi + from [origin]
用法筆記
Less common than the noun form 'take a taxi'; used mostly in informal speech or narrative writing. The past tense is 'taxied'.