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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

vehicle ['viːɪkl]
  1. 1. noun [c] (car,bus etc) 机动车
  2. 2. noun [frm] (means) 工具

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

vehicle [ˈviːɪkl]
  1. 1. n.[c] 车辆机动车交通工具
    Military vehicles were on standby in the area from 6am.
    早上6点军用车辆严阵以待
  2. 2. n.[c] 传播媒介载体
    Music is an important vehicle for the communication of a variety of emotions.
    音乐交流不同情感的重要载体
    His editorials provided a vehicle for his political views.
    他的社论为他表达自己的政治观点提供途径
    A congregation is a vehicle of group identity.
    集会达到团体认同手段
    The play was just a vehicle to display her talents.
    这出戏只是一个展现她的天赋的媒介
  3. 3. n.[c] [Pharmacy] 赋形药,赋形剂
    Solutions of higher concentrations and formulations that contain a vehicle for the drug delivery can cause eye damage.
    更高浓度溶液含有用于药物吸收的赋形药的配方导致损伤
  4. 4. n.[c] 带菌传染物病媒
    Your cell phone can serve as a vehicle for germs to enter your body.
    你的手机带菌传染物,是细菌进入身体媒介
  5. 5. n.[c] [Chemistry] 色料,载色剂
  6. 6. n.[c] 代表剧目
    Impressive as it is, however, Dame Edna's show is no more than a star vehicle.
    尽管感人但是埃德娜夫人的剧本不再明星代表剧目

Collins English-English Dictionary

vehicle ['viːɪkəl]
  1. 1. n base a painting medium, such as oil, in which pigments are suspended
  2. 2. n any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported, esp one fitted with wheels
  3. 3. n a medium for the expression, communication, or achievement of ideas, information, power, etc
  4. 4. n [pharmacol] a therapeutically inactive substance mixed with the active ingredient to give bulk to a medicine
  5. 5. n (in the performing arts) a play, musical composition, etc, that enables a particular performer to display his talents
  6. 6. n a rocket excluding its payload
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C17: from Latin vehiculum, from vehere to carry

Examples

music as the vehicle for one's ideas
音乐作为人的思想的表现形式
This insurance policy does not cover vehicle maintenance cost.
这个保险不包括车辆保养费用。
You need to provide you identification when you rent a vehicle.
租车的时候需要出示证明身份的证件。
My favorite actor's vehicle will be on next week. I will definitely go.
我最喜欢的演员的代表剧下周上演。我一定要去看。
A vehicle is usually a relatively neutral or colorless material that acts as a binder.
展色剂通常是相对中性或者无色的,起混合作用。

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