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

• The roads are crowded with vehicles of all kinds.
  马路上挤满了各种车辆。
• When I arrived one of the vehicles was still burning.
  当我到达时，其中一辆车还在燃烧。
• Two police officers had a narrow escape when separatists attacked their vehicles.
  分裂主义者袭击他们的车辆时，两名警官死里逃生。
• Their vehicles were parked in orderly rows.
  他们的车一排排井然有序地停放着。
• A post office was set on fire and vehicles were stoned by looters.
  抢劫犯放火烧了一家邮局，并用石头砸车。
• Thousands of tanks, artillery pieces and armored vehicles will be cut up for scrap.
  成千上万的坦克、大炮和装甲车将被切割成废金属。
• The defences are intended to obstruct any advance by tanks and other vehicles.
  这些防御工事用于阻止坦克等车辆前进。
• Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
  店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。
• 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。
• Car manufacturers are already producing small numbers of electric vehicles to test customer acceptance
  汽车制造商们已经开始生产少量的电动车辆以测试顾客的接受程度。