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。
• Many of the potholes are a danger even to motor vehicles, never mind cyclists.
  许多坑洼处甚至给机动车都带来了危险，更别提骑自行车的人了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Children, many with their faces daubed with paint, ran among the vehicles.
  孩子们在车辆中间跑来跑去，许多脸上都涂着油彩。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。