buggy

buggy — 名詞

1. a very small vehicle, often open at the top, used for short trips in places such

1.名詞
釋義

小敞篷車

常供特定場所短程移動

a very small vehicle, often open at the top, used for short trips in places such as resorts, golf courses, or beaches.

例句

We rode a buggy across the sand to the beach huts.

我們搭著小敞篷車穿過沙地，前往海灘小屋。

The hotel sent a buggy to carry guests up the steep hill.

飯店派了一輛小敞篷車，載客人上那段陡坡。

buggy for short transport

同義詞
  • cart

    broader and often simpler in shape; not always open or motorized

  • runabout

    older term for a small light vehicle

  • golf cart

    more specific, used especially on golf courses

文法句型

ride in a buggy

drive a buggy

buggy + for guests/golf/beach use

用法筆記

Often used for small open vehicles in special settings rather than for an ordinary family car. Common nearby words are golf, beach, hotel, and resort.

常見錯誤

❌We took a buggy to the office downtown.
✅We took a car to the office downtown.
💡This sense usually refers to a small special-use vehicle, not a normal road car.

2. a fold-up seat on wheels used for pushing a baby or young child from place to pl

2.名詞
釋義

嬰兒車

推著嬰幼兒外出的輪車

a fold-up seat on wheels used for pushing a baby or young child from place to place.

例句

Ravi folded the buggy before putting it into the car.

Ravi 先把嬰兒車折好，再放進車裡。

collocation: fold the buggy

Aisha pushed the buggy slowly through the crowded market.

Aisha 推著嬰兒車，慢慢穿過擁擠的市場。

collocation: push the buggy

同義詞
  • stroller

    common modern term, especially in American English

  • pushchair

    common British term for a similar item

  • pram

    often suggests a larger baby carriage, especially for very young babies

文法句型

push a buggy

fold a buggy

baby in a buggy

用法筆記

Common with verbs like push, fold, lift, and park. The child sits in the buggy while another person moves it.

常見錯誤

❌Please sit the baby on the buggy.
✅Please sit the baby in the buggy.
💡A child sits in a buggy, not on it.

3. a light passenger vehicle from earlier times, with one horse in front and room f

3.名詞
釋義

單馬車

舊時由一匹馬拉的輕便車

a light passenger vehicle from earlier times, with one horse in front and room for a small number of riders.

例句

The couple arrived in a horse and buggy for the fair.

那對夫妻搭著單馬車來參加市集。

collocation: horse and buggy

Children waved as the farmer's buggy rolled through town.

農夫的單馬車穿過鎮上時，孩子們朝它揮手。

同義詞
  • carriage

    broader term for horse-drawn passenger vehicles

  • cart

    usually simpler and often meant for goods, not passengers

  • wagon

    normally larger and more strongly linked to carrying loads

文法句型

ride in a buggy

horse and buggy

old/farm buggy

用法筆記

Mostly historical and often used when talking about life before cars. The fixed phrase horse and buggy is especially common.

buggy — 形容詞