minibus

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n. 中客车, 小型公共汽车

发音

US /ˈmɪ.ni.bəs/

词形变化

minibuses 复数 minibuses minibusses minibusses 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

面包车（等于microbus）；小型公共汽车；中客车

a small bus with seats for six to twelve people

He was then taken by minibus to the military base.

接着他被小型公共汽车带到了军事基地。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups.

  2. 2.

    A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi.

    南非
  3. 3.

    A small four-wheeled carriage.

    历史
  4. 4.

    A combined spending bill for multiple departments that is smaller than an omnibus bill.

    美国 政治

词汇关系

名词

上位词 9

bus coach omnibus autobus charabanc double-decker jitney motorbus motorcoach

词源

From mini- + bus. In the political sense, probably a back-formation from omnibus.

来源：wiktionary