bus
noun [ C ] uk/bʌs/ us/bʌs/ buses or busses
(VEHICLE)
A1 大客车;公共汽车,巴士
a large vehicle in which people are driven from one place to another
You should take the bus/go by bus (= travel by bus) if you want to see the sights. 如果你想看风景,应该乘公共汽车去。
See also: minibusomnibus (TRANSPORT) trolleybus
- More examples
- Please excuse me for arriving late - the bus was delayed.
- If we sit near the front of the bus, we'll have a better view.
- Hurry, now, or you'll miss the bus!
- He left me stranded in town with no car and no money for a bus.
- The buses run less frequently on Sundays.
(COMPUTER)
(计算机中的)总线,其不同输出线路向计算机各部件传送数据
a set of wires in a computer along which information can be sent to and from other parts of the computer
Idiom
throw someone under the busidiom informal(为了个人利益)出卖某人|牺牲某人|背叛某人
to do something harmful to someone else in order to gain an advantage for yourself
He has been accused of throwing fellow Republicans under the bus for his personal agenda. 他被控因私利而出卖了共和党同僚。
I'm not going to throw my friend under the bus for something he did 25 years ago. 我不会因为我朋友25年前所做的事而背叛他。
bus
verb [ T ] uk/bʌs/ us/bʌs/ -ss- or -s-
用大客车运送
to take people somewhere by bus
Demonstrators were bussed in from all parts of the state to attend the protest rally. 示威者乘车从全国各地来参加抗议集会。
US用校车接送
to take children by bus to school in another area every day