vehicle
noun uk/ˈvɪə.kəl/ us/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
(MACHINE)
B1 [ C ] formal（陆上）交通工具；车辆；机动车
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods on land, especially on roads
A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned. 昨晚一辆卡车翻了车，司机死亡。
Road vehicles include cars, buses, and trucks. 道路交通工具包括汽车、公共汽车和卡车。
Tractors are farm vehicles. 拖拉机是农用车辆。
The number of thefts of motor vehicles rose by a third last year. 去年机动车失窃案数量上升了1/3。
- More examples
- There's no way through the centre of town in a vehicle - it's for pedestrians only.
- Her car went out of control and struck an oncoming vehicle.
- The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away.
- The thieves abandoned their vehicle near the scene of the robbery and then ran off.
- The police officer asked the driver whether he was the registered owner of the vehicle.
(METHOD)
C2 [ C usually singular ]（实现、产生或表达…的）方法，手段，媒介
a way of achieving, producing, or expressing something
The conference was seen as an ideal vehicle for increased cooperation between the member states. 那次会议被视为增进成员国之间合作的理想途径。
[ C usually singular ]（为某个表演者或艺术家）特意制作的电影（或演出节目、展览等）
a show, film, exhibition, etc. that is used to show the special skills or qualities of one particular performer or artist
The play seems to be little more than a vehicle for its director and star. 那部戏看起来不过是为其导演兼主演量身打造的而已。