bus
bus — 名詞
1. a long road vehicle with many seats that picks up and drops off passengers at fi
公車；巴士
載客的大型公共交通車輛
a long road vehicle with many seats that picks up and drops off passengers at fixed stops, usually for a small fare.
Maya catches the number 7 bus to work every weekday morning.
Maya 每個工作日早上都搭 7 號公車去上班。
catch + the bus; route number pattern
The school bus stopped near the gate to let the children off.
校車停在校門附近，讓孩子們下車。
compound: school bus
Sorry I'm late — I missed the last bus home from the city.
抱歉我遲到了，我從市區回來時錯過了最後一班公車。
From Taipei to Hualien, many tourists travel by bus along the coast.
從台北到花蓮，許多遊客會沿著海岸搭巴士。
There were no empty seats on the bus, so Marcus stood near the driver.
公車上沒有空位，所以 Marcus 站在司機旁邊。
文法句型
take/catch/get/miss + the bus
by bus
用法筆記
Use 'take', 'catch', or 'get' + the bus for boarding; use 'on the bus' for being inside it, and 'by bus' (no article) when stating the means of travel.
常見錯誤
2. a group of connections inside a computer that lets data move between the process
匯流排
電腦內部傳送資料的一組連線
a group of connections inside a computer that lets data move between the processor, memory, and other parts.
The motherboard's data bus carries signals between the CPU and the memory chips.
主機板上的資料匯流排在 CPU 和記憶體晶片之間傳送訊號。
compound: data bus; technical subject
Older computers ran on a 32-bit bus, which limited how much memory the processor could reach.
舊電腦使用 32 位元的匯流排，限制了處理器能存取的記憶體大小。
X-bit bus collocation
USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, the standard for connecting keyboards and other devices.
USB 是 Universal Serial Bus 的縮寫，是連接鍵盤等裝置的標準。
Engineers at the lab tested the new graphics card by sending traffic across the bus.
實驗室的工程師讓資料在匯流排上流動，藉此測試新的顯示卡。
- channel
more general; any pathway for signals
- interconnect
broader hardware term covering buses and direct links
文法句型
data bus
address bus
USB = Universal Serial Bus
用法筆記
Almost always appears in technical writing or compounds like 'data bus', 'address bus', 'USB'. Distinguish from sense 1 by domain context — if computing or hardware is involved, this is the meaning.
bus — 動詞
1. to move a group of people from one place to another in a bus, usually as a plann
用巴士載送
安排巴士把一群人送到某地
to move a group of people from one place to another in a bus, usually as a planned arrangement.
The hotel busses its guests to the beach every morning at nine.
這家飯店每天早上九點用巴士把客人載到海邊。
bus + object + to + place
After the concert, fans were bussed back to the city centre in three coaches.
演唱會結束後，三輛遊覽車把歌迷載回市中心。
passive: be bussed + to + place
Volunteers bussed the elderly residents to the polling station on election day.
選舉日當天，志工用巴士把年長居民載到投票所。
The company bussed workers in from nearby villages during the harvest.
收成期間，公司從附近的村莊用巴士把工人載過來。
文法句型
bus + somebody + to/from + place
用法筆記
Subject is usually an organisation, company, or service rather than an individual driver. Frequently passive: 'guests were bussed to…'. Distinct from sense 2, which is specifically about daily school transport across district lines.
常見錯誤
2. to send pupils by bus to a school outside their own neighbourhood, often as part
跨區校車接送
用校車把學生送到別區的學校
to send pupils by bus to a school outside their own neighbourhood, often as part of a plan to mix children from different communities.
In the 1970s, many American cities bussed children to schools in other districts to balance the classrooms.
1970 年代，許多美國城市用校車把孩子送到別的學區，以平衡班級組成。
historical context: bus + children + to + schools
The Garcia twins were bussed across town to attend a magnet school with a science programme.
Garcia 雙胞胎被校車送到城另一頭，去念有科學專班的特色學校。
passive: be bussed + across town
Some parents in the suburb opposed the plan to bus their kids to inner-city schools.
郊區有些家長反對把自己的孩子用校車送到市中心學校的計畫。
Every weekday, the district bussed around two hundred students from the rural edge into central campuses.
每個工作日，學區用校車把大約兩百名學生從鄉間邊緣載到市中心校園。
- transfer
more neutral; doesn't imply a specific vehicle or social policy
文法句型
bus + children + to + a school
用法筆記
Mainly American English and tied to the policy of school desegregation; the noun form is 'bussing' or 'busing'. Distinguish from verb sense 1 by the subject (school district, city) and the social context.
3. to take used plates, cups, and other items off a restaurant table so the next cu
收拾餐桌
把餐廳桌上用過的碗盤收走
to take used plates, cups, and other items off a restaurant table so the next customer can sit down.
Diego bussed tables at the diner for two summers before going to college.
Diego 上大學前，在小餐館收拾餐桌做了兩個夏天。
bus + tables (transitive)
Could you bus those plates from table six? The next guests are waiting.
你可以把六號桌的盤子收走嗎？下一組客人在等了。
imperative; bus + dishes
The new waiter forgot to bus the empty glasses, and the manager noticed right away.
新來的服務生忘了把空杯子收走，經理馬上就注意到了。
After the lunch rush, the kitchen staff helped bus and reset the tables.
午餐尖峰過後，廚房員工幫忙收拾並重新擺好桌面。
- clear
more general; works in any setting, not just restaurants
- set
to put fresh place settings on a table
文法句型
bus + tables
bus dishes
用法筆記
Mostly North American restaurant slang; the related noun is 'busboy' or 'busser'. Object is typically the table or the dirty items on it. Distinguish from sense 1 (people-moving) by the food-service context.