cab

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A compartment at the front of a truck or train for the driver.
  2. A former Hebrew unit of volume, about equal to 1.3 L as a dry measure or 1.25 L as a liquid measure. historical
    — […] in the famine of Samaria […] the fourth part of a cab of pigeon's dung was sold for five pieces of silver […]
  3. An arcade cabinet, the unit in which a video game is housed in a gaming arcade. informal
  4. Short for cabernet sauvignon abbreviation,alt-of,informal,uncountable,usually
  5. Alternative form of Cab. alt-of,alternative
  6. A similar compartment in other vehicles.
    — Dad looked up to catch sight of the man in the crane’s cab. He knew that DEVILISH smirk anywhere. It was Fingers.
  7. Clipping of cabinet file (“a compressed library archive file”). abbreviation,alt-of,clipping
  8. A shelter at the top of an air traffic control tower or fire lookout tower.
  9. Any of several two- or four-wheeled carriages; a cabriolet. historical
    — Captain went out in the cab all the morning. Harry came in after school to feed me and give me water. In the afternoon I was put into the cab. Jerry took as much pains to see if the collar and bridle fitted comfortably, as if he had been John Manly over again. When the crupper was let out a hole or two, it all fitted well. There was no bearing rein—no curb—nothing but a plain ring snaffle. What a blessing that was!
  10. Synonym of taxi, a vehicle available for public hire for single journeys.
    — a cab ride
动词 v.
  1. To travel by taxicab.

词形变化

cabs plural cabs present,singular,third-person cabbing participle,present cabbed participle,past cabbed past cabs plural kab alternative cabs plural cabs plural cabs plural

词源

词源 1
Clipping of cabriolet.
词源 2
From Hebrew קב (káv).
词源 3
Clipping of cabinet.
词源 4
Clipping of cabernet sauvignon
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