car
car — 名詞
1. a small engine-powered machine on four wheels that ordinary people drive to trav
汽車
四輪引擎驅動的私人交通工具
a small engine-powered machine on four wheels that ordinary people drive to travel around town or longer distances
Diego got into his car and drove to the supermarket.
Diego 上了車，開往超市。
by car / in the car — preposition use
The mechanic said the red car needs new brake pads.
技師說那輛紅色汽車需要換新的煞車片。
countable noun with colour adjective
Leila usually goes to work by car because the bus takes too long.
Leila 通常開車上班，因為搭公車太久了。
Theo backed the car out of the narrow garage carefully.
Theo 小心翼翼地把車從窄窄的車庫倒出來。
A blue car was parked outside the library when Yara arrived.
Yara 到達時，圖書館外面停著一輛藍色汽車。
- automobile
formal or American English; less common in daily conversation
- vehicle
broader term covering cars, trucks, buses, and vans
- motor vehicle
official / legal term found on forms and regulations
文法句型
a/the car
by car
in a/the car
用法筆記
For describing means of travel, use the pattern 'by car' without an article ('We went by car'). 'In the car' or 'in a car' is used when talking about location or a specific vehicle.
常見錯誤
2. a separate section of a train designed for a particular purpose, such as serving
車廂
火車上具特定功能的隔間
a separate section of a train designed for a particular purpose, such as serving meals, providing beds, or carrying baggage
The dining car serves hot meals to passengers during the overnight journey.
餐車在夜間列車上為旅客供應熱食。
dining car — compound noun for a special-purpose car
Priya reserved a seat in the quiet car, where phone calls are not allowed.
Priya 在安靜車廂訂了座位，那裡禁止通電話。
quiet car — named special-purpose car
The sleeping car has small beds called berths that fold out at night.
臥鋪車廂設有夜間可展開的小床，稱為鋪位。
Hana walked through five cars before she found the lounge car with its big windows.
Hana 走過五節車廂，才找到那間有大窗戶的休息車廂。
文法句型
the dining car
a sleeping car
用法筆記
This sense almost always appears in compound nouns with a purpose word before 'car': dining car, sleeping car, baggage car, lounge car. The compound tells you what the car is used for.
常見錯誤
3. one of the connected sections of a train where passengers sit during the journey
客車廂
火車上載客的車廂
one of the connected sections of a train where passengers sit during the journey, fitted with rows of seats
Kofi found two empty seats in the third car from the front of the train.
Kofi 在火車的第三節車廂裡找到了兩個空位。
position: third car from the front
Each car on the high-speed train has air conditioning and charging ports.
高鐵的每一節車廂都有空調和充電插座。
Tomás moved to a quieter car where fewer people were talking.
Tomás 換到比較安靜的車廂，那裡說話的人比較少。
The front car of the old steam train was a wooden carriage with bench seats.
老舊蒸汽火車的第一節車廂是木製的，配備長條座椅。
文法句型
a train car
the front/back car of the train
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (TRAIN COMPARTMENT): sense 2 emphasises what the car is used for (dining, sleeping), while sense 3 is about any ordinary passenger-carrying car. In American English, 'car' is the usual word; in British English, 'carriage' is common.
常見錯誤
4. a wagon-like section of a railway train built for carrying cargo, raw materials,
貨車廂
火車上運載貨物或牲畜的車廂
a wagon-like section of a railway train built for carrying cargo, raw materials, or animals instead of people
The freight car was loaded with steel beams for the new bridge.
那節貨車廂裝滿了要運往新橋的鋼樑。
freight car — compound for goods-carrying car
Aiko watched the train pass, counting twenty freight cars filled with coal.
Aiko 數著經過的火車，一共有二十節裝滿煤炭的貨車廂。
countable: twenty freight cars
The old wooden freight car had carried cattle across the plains for years.
那節舊木製貨車廂曾多年載著牛群駛過平原。
Workers opened the door of the freight car and unloaded the boxes of oranges.
工人打開貨車廂的門，卸下一箱箱的柳丁。
- goods wagon
British English; common term for a freight-carrying train car
- boxcar
a specific type of enclosed freight car common in North America
文法句型
a freight car
a goods car
用法筆記
In American English, 'freight car' is the standard term. In British English, 'goods wagon' or 'goods van' is more common. This sense does NOT take passengers.