bus

名词 n. 动词 v.
/bɐs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.
    — I'm on the bus.
  2. A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.; A coach, a bus used for long travels. Canada,US
  3. Any motorized vehicle, such as a motorbike or car. UK,dated
    — “Excuse me,” said the stranger, who turned out to be a youth in motorcycling kit, “but could you give me a hand with my bus?”
  4. An electrical conductor or interface serving as a common connection for two or more circuits or components.
  5. Part of a MIRV missile, having on-board motors used to deliver the warhead to a target.
  6. An ambulance. slang
  7. An aeroplane. slang
  8. A network topology with each computer connected to a single cable.
动词 v.
  1. To transport via a motor bus. transitive
    — Because the new language school of Fu Jen University in the nearby city of Hsinchu was not yet completed, we were bused with other aspiring students of Chinese language to a farming village called Kuanhsi (Guanxi: West Pass), nestled against the tea growing hills of Hsinchu county.
  2. To clear meal remains from. US,transitive
    — He bussed tables as the restaurant emptied out.
  3. To transport students to school, often to a more distant school for the purposes of achieving racial integration. US,transitive
    — But if you ask me to bus my children / I hope the cops take down your name
  4. To work at clearing the remains of meals from tables or counters; to work as a busboy. US,intransitive
    — He’s been bussing for minimum wage.
  5. To travel by bus. intransitive

词形变化

buses plural busses plural 'bus alternative,archaic buss present,singular,third-person busses present,singular,third-person busing participle,present bussing participle,present bused participle,past bused past bussed participle,past bussed past buss present,singular,third-person busses present,singular,third-person busing participle,present bussing participle,present bused participle,past bused past bussed participle,past bussed past

词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der.
Proto-Italic *opnis
Latin omnis
Latin omnibuslbor.
French omnibusbor.
English omnibusclip.
English bus
Clipping of omnibus. Superseded earlier 'bus, where the apostrophe indicated a clipping. The shift in spelling likely reflects the fact that modern speakers no longer perceive this term as a clipping. The electrical sense is derived from figurative application of the automotive sense.
词源 2
Back-formation from busboy.
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