taxi
英 ['tæksɪ]
美['tæksi]
- vi. 乘出租车；滑行
- vt. 使滑行；用出租车送
- n. 出租汽车
词态变化
复数: taxis; taxies;第三人称单数: taxis;过去式: taxied;现在分词: taxiing;
助记提示
1. shortening of taximeter cab.
2. taximeter "automatic meter to record the distance and fare".
3. Medieval Latin taxa "tax, charge."
4. 音译“的士”，这是按粤语音译的，所以从普通话的角度看差异很大。我们经常说的“打的”，就是源自粤语。出租车在香港和广东较早出现，于是粤语中也就相应地有了“搭的士”的说法，后来就简化变成了“打的”。
2. taximeter "automatic meter to record the distance and fare".
3. Medieval Latin taxa "tax, charge."
4. 音译“的士”，这是按粤语音译的，所以从普通话的角度看差异很大。我们经常说的“打的”，就是源自粤语。出租车在香港和广东较早出现，于是粤语中也就相应地有了“搭的士”的说法，后来就简化变成了“打的”。
中文词源
taxi 出租汽车，的士
缩写自 taximeter cab,计程马车，计程车，来自 taximeter,计程表，计价器。
英英释意
- 1. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
英文词源
- taxi
- taxi: [20] Taxi is short for taximeter cab, a term coined around 1890 for a cab fitted with a taximeter, a device for showing the fare to be paid. Taximeter [19] was borrowed from French taximètre, a compound noun formed from taxe ‘charge, tariff’ (a relative of English tax) and mètre ‘meter’.
=> tax - taxi (n.)
- 1907, shortening of taximeter cab (introduced in London in March 1907), from taximeter "automatic meter to record the distance and fare" (1898), from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (1890), coined from Medieval Latin taxa "tax, charge."
An earlier English form was taxameter (1894), used in horse-drawn cabs. Taxi dancer "woman whose services may be hired at a dance hall" is recorded from 1930. Taxi squad in U.S. football is 1966, said to be from a former Cleveland Browns owner who gave his reserves jobs with his taxicab company to keep them paid and available ["Dictionary of American Slang"], but other explanations ("short-term hire" or "shuttling back and forth" from the main team) seem possible. - taxi (v.)
- 1911, of airplanes, from slang use of taxi (n.) for "aircraft," or from or reinforced "in allusion to the way a taxi driver slowly cruises when looking for fares" [Barnhart]. Related: Taxied; taxiing.
考试真题
- Just as peer-to-peer businesses like eBay allow anyone to become a retailer, sharing sites let individuals act as an ad hoc ( 临时的) taxi service, car-hire firm or boutique hotel (精品酒店) as and when it suits them.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- In some American cities, peer-to-peer taxi services have been banned after lobbying by traditional taxi firms.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
- Lewis had to take a taxi to visit the city garage far from the city center.
出自-2012年6月听力原文
- As for the taxi drivers, most are delighted to be behind the wheel of new cars,although there have been a few complaints about switching from black and white to a plain white colour.
2015年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A
- Demography also includes the study of non-living objects like light bulbs and taxi cabs, and buildings because these are also populations.
2017年6月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section C
- Good idea! Could you make sure the taxi will be waiting for me outside at 8: 00 p.m.?
2016年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文
- Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine.
2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读B 原文
- The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services.
2018年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
- The taxi should arrive at the hotel at 1: 20 pm.
2016年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文
- To catch the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early.
2015年高考英语北京卷 单项填空 原文
实用场景例句
- a taxi driver/ride
- 出租汽车司机；乘出租车出行
牛津词典
- We'd better take a taxi .
- 我们最好乘出租车。
牛津词典
- I came home by taxi .
- 我是坐出租车回家的。
牛津词典
- to order/hail/call a taxi
- 要 / 招呼 / 叫出租车
牛津词典
- The taxi drew up in front of the Riviera Club...
- 出租车在里维埃拉俱乐部门口停了下来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He set off by taxi.
- 他打的走了。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She gave permission to the plane to taxi into position and hold for takeoff...
- 她发出指令，允许飞机滑行入位，准备起飞。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The pilot taxied the plane to the end of the runway.
- 飞行员将飞机滑行到了跑道尽头。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Please remember the taxi driver.
- 请别忘记给出租汽车司机小费.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The tower ordered the plane to taxi the full length of the runway.
- 塔台指挥人员命令该机在跑道上滑行全程.
《简明英汉词典》
- The taxi driver was obviously in the wrong in going ahead against the red light.
- 这个出租车司机闯红灯显然是不对的.
《简明英汉词典》
- That taxi tried to pass me on the inside.
- 那辆出租车试图从内侧车道超过我.
《简明英汉词典》
- She hailed a taxi for him.
- 她给他叫了一辆出租车.
《简明英汉词典》
- He economized by using trams instead of taking a taxi every time he went to school.
- 他上学搭电车而不坐出租汽车,以节省钱.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- No, a taxi will get you about the city faster.
- 不, 乘出租汽车游览这个城市更快.
《简明英汉词典》
- With a wave of his hand he materialized a taxi.
- 他一挥手就召来了一辆出租汽车.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The hotel porter will get you a taxi.
- 旅馆的门卫会给你叫出租车的。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Arriving at the railway station, I put local knowledge to the test and ask a taxi driver.
- 到了火车站，为了检验自己对当地的了解程度，我请教了一个出租车司机。
柯林斯例句
- Abidjan was thrown into turmoil because of a protest by taxi drivers.
- 出租车司机的抗议使得阿比让陷入了混乱。
柯林斯例句
- I sat in the back of the taxi with my son on my knee.
- 我坐在出租车后排座上，儿子坐在我腿上。
柯林斯例句
- He was frustrated by his inability to wave down a taxi.
- 连一辆出租车都打不到，他很沮丧。
柯林斯例句
- I strolled up and down thoughtfully before calling a taxi.
- 我踱来踱去仔细思量后叫了一辆出租车。
柯林斯例句
- Kurt's parents weren't able to meet our plane so we took a taxi.
- 库尔特的父母无法来接机，于是我们打了车。
柯林斯例句
- The taxi drew up in front of the Riviera Club.
- 出租车在里维埃拉俱乐部门口停了下来。
柯林斯例句
- He pulls a rickshaw, probably the oldest form of human taxi service.
- 他拉黄包车，这可能是人类最古老的载客服务形式了。
柯林斯例句
- Marlette was already out of the door, flagging down a taxi.
- 马利特已经出门了，正挥手招呼一辆出租车。
柯林斯例句
- He caught a taxi to Harrods.
- 他打了辆出租车去哈罗德百货商店。
柯林斯例句
- Luckily there was a taxi stand nearby.
- 幸好附近就有一个出租车候客处。
柯林斯例句