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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
  店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。
• Their vehicles were parked in orderly rows.
  他们的车一排排井然有序地停放着。
• The roads are crowded with vehicles of all kinds.
  马路上挤满了各种车辆。
• More cash will be saved by shutting studios and selling outside-broadcast vehicles
  通过关闭演播室和出售实况转播车将节省更多资金。
• 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 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。
• 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。