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

• The city police set up roadblocks to check passing vehicles.
  该市警察设置了路障以检查过往车辆。
• 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。
• 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。
• Car park owners should be legally responsible for protecting vehicles
  停车场场主有保护停放车辆的法律责任。
• The drivers of motor vehicles should pay greater attention to the safety of the pedestrians.
  驾车者要多注意行人的安全。
• There are already long queues of vehicles at petrol pumps.
  加油泵边车辆已经排起了长队。
• 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。
• Commercial vehicles, coaches and lorries are required by law to be fitted with tachographs.
  法律规定商用车辆、长途汽车和卡车要安装转速计。
• 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。
• Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
  店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。