名詞 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
   同義詞：fomite

1. She disclaimed ownership of the vehicle.
   她放棄了這輛車(chē)的所有權(quán)。
2. The first-stage vehicle is used to launch the rocket and is then jettisoned in the upper atmosphere.
   第一級(jí)運(yùn)載火箭是用來(lái)發(fā)射火箭的，進(jìn)入高層大氣後即拋掉。
3. A bumper is a part of a motor vehicle.
   保險(xiǎn)桿是機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)輛的一部分。
4. Television has become an important vehicle for spreading political ideas.
   電視已成為傳播政治思想的重要媒介。
5. "Is this your vehicle, sir?" asked the policeman.
   “這是您的車(chē)嗎，先生？” 警察問(wèn)道。

ve.hi.cle

n.（名詞）

A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance:
交通工具：運(yùn)輸人或物的器具或結(jié)構(gòu)；交通工具：
例句：
a space vehicle.
航天器

A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.
機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)輛；汽車(chē)：一種裝有輪胎的自行驅(qū)動(dòng)的交通工具；機(jī)動(dòng)車(chē)輛
A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished:
傳播媒介：用來(lái)傳遞、表達(dá)或完成某物的工具或手段：
例句：
His novels are a vehicle for his political views.
他的小說(shuō)是傳達(dá)他的政治觀點(diǎn)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
比喻詞、形象詞：具體的或特定的詞或短語(yǔ)，用于某個(gè)比喻要旨并且給予該比喻形象力，如walking shadow（行走的陰影） 節(jié)自
例句：
.Life`s but a walking shadow.(Shakespeare)
.生活不過(guò)是一個(gè)行走的陰影.(莎士比亞)

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：用來(lái)顯示某一演員或劇團(tuán)的特殊才華的戲劇、角色或音樂(lè)作品
A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.
賦形藥，賦形劑：一種無(wú)療效的物質(zhì)，用以傳送某種起作用的藥的施用
A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.
調(diào)漆料：與油漆混合在一起以供使用的一種物質(zhì)，如潤(rùn)滑油等

來(lái)源：
Latin vehiculum
拉丁語(yǔ) vehiculum
from vehere [to carry] * see wegh-
源自 vehere [運(yùn)送] *參見(jiàn) wegh-