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汽车,有轮的车,客车

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a
   Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.
   {Chariot}.]
   1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but
      two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.

   2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]

   Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway
         carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a
         goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car
         introduced into England from America are called cars;
         as, tram car. Pullman car. See {Train}.

   3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,
      dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].

            The gilded car of day.                --Milton.

            The towering car, the sable steeds.   --Tennyson.

   4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great
      Bear, or the Dipper.

            The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.

   5. The cage of a lift or elevator.

   6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to
      contain passengers, ballast, etc.

   7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]

   {Car coupling}, or {Car coupler}, a shackle or other device
      for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]

   {Dummy car} (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power
      or locomotive.

   {Freight car} (Railrood), a car for the transportation of
      merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]

   {Hand car} (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by
      railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]

   {Horse car}, or {Street car}, an omnibus car, draw by horses
      or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]

   {Palace car}, {Drawing-room car}, {Sleeping car}, {Parlor
   car}, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished
      for the comfort of travelers.

资料来源 : WordNet®

car
     n 1: 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal
          combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" [syn:
           {auto}, {automobile}, {machine}, {motorcar}]
     2: a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three
        cars had jumped the rails" [syn: {railcar}, {railway car},
         {railroad car}]
     3: a conveyance for passengers or freight on a cable railway;
        "they took a cable car to the top of the mountain" [syn: {cable
        car}]
     4: car suspended from an airship and carrying personnel and
        cargo and power plant [syn: {gondola}]
     5: where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top
        floor" [syn: {elevator car}]