vehicle

名词 vehicle:

1. a conveyance that transports people or objects
2. a medium for the expression or achievement of something
3. a substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
4. any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
   同义词：fomite

1. She disclaimed ownership of the vehicle.
   她放弃了这辆车的所有权。
2. The first-stage vehicle is used to launch the rocket and is then jettisoned in the upper atmosphere.
   第一级运载火箭是用来发射火箭的，进入高层大气後即抛掉。
3. A bumper is a part of a motor vehicle.
   保险杆是机动车辆的一部分。
4. Television has become an important vehicle for spreading political ideas.
   电视已成为传播政治思想的重要媒介。
5. "Is this your vehicle, sir?" asked the policeman.
   “这是您的车吗，先生？” 警察问道。

ve.hi.cle

n.（名词）

A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance:
交通工具：运输人或物的器具或结构；交通工具：
例句：
a space vehicle.
航天器

A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.
机动车辆；汽车：一种装有轮胎的自行驱动的交通工具；机动车辆
A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished:
传播媒介：用来传递、表达或完成某物的工具或手段：
例句：
His novels are a vehicle for his political views.
他的小说是传达他的政治观点的媒介

The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, aswalking shadow in
比喻词、形象词：具体的或特定的词或短语，用于某个比喻要旨并且给予该比喻形象力，如walking shadow（行走的阴影） 节自
例句：
.Life`s but a walking shadow.(Shakespeare)
.生活不过是一个行走的阴影.(莎士比亚)

A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company.
拿手作品或角色：用来显示某一演员或剧团的特殊才华的戏剧、角色或音乐作品
A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.
赋形药，赋形剂：一种无疗效的物质，用以传送某种起作用的药的施用
A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.
调漆料：与油漆混合在一起以供使用的一种物质，如润滑油等

来源：
Latin vehiculum
拉丁语 vehiculum
from vehere [to carry] * see wegh-
源自 vehere [运送] *参见 wegh-