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

• Demonstrators turned on police, overturning vehicles and setting fire to them
  示威者攻击警察，推翻车辆并将其纵火焚烧。
• The drivers of motor vehicles should pay greater attention to the safety of the pedestrians.
  驾车者要多注意行人的安全。
• The soldiers commandeered vehicles in the capital and occupied the television station
  士兵们征用首都的车辆，并且占领了电视台。
• 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。
• One of them would keep a look-out on the road behind to warn us of approaching vehicles
  他们中会有一人看着后面的路，提醒我们注意过来的车辆。
• 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。
• They set fire to vehicles outside that building
  他们纵火焚烧了停在那幢大楼外的车辆。
• Unauthorized vehicles will be wheel clamped or towed away.
  未经许可停放的车辆将会被轮夹锁住或拖走。
• Commercial vehicles, coaches and lorries are required by law to be fitted with tachographs.
  法律规定商用车辆、长途汽车和卡车要安装转速计。
• The vehicles have been modified to suit conditions in the desert.
  车辆已改装过以适应沙漠的环境。