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taxi

🇬🇧 UK/'tæksi/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSA1

Definitions

n.

A car available for hire by the public, with a meter to calculate the fare.

出租车,计程车

v.

To travel by taxi; (of an aircraft) to move slowly along the ground under its own power.

乘出租车;(飞机)在地面滑行

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
taxarrange, order, assess
+
iconnector
=taxi

Common Collocations

  • 1.hail a taxi拦出租车
  • 2.taxi driver出租车司机
  • 3.taxi fare出租车费
  • 4.call a taxi叫出租车

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She hailed a taxi outside the hotel to get to the airport on time.

  • 2.

    Taking a taxi in the city center can be expensive during rush hour.

  • 3.

    He called a taxi because the last subway train had already departed.

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