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

• More than forty armoured vehicles carrying troops have been sent into the area.
  载着部队官兵的40多辆装甲车被派往该地区。
• 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。
• The tanks left burning vehicles in their wake as they ploughed through makeshift barricades.
  坦克冲过临时搭建的路障，所过之处留下了燃烧的车辆。
• Attacks were reported on police, vehicles and commercial premises.
  据报道，警察、车辆和商业经营场所均遭到袭击。
• There are already long queues of vehicles at petrol pumps.
  加油泵边车辆已经排起了长队。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The machine uses minute quantities of ozone to sterilise and deodorise refrigerated food vehicles.
  这种机器使用极少量的臭氧为食品冷藏车消毒杀菌和去除异味。
• The roads are crowded with vehicles of all kinds.
  马路上挤满了各种车辆。