taxi

Word family nountaximantaxi ranktaxi

Related topics: Motor vehicles

tax·i1 /ˈtæksi/ S3 noun [countableC]

TTCa car and driver that you pay to take you somewhere 出租车，计程车，的士 SYN cab

They sent me home in a taxi.

他们用出租车把我送回家。

n GRAMMAR: Patterns with taxi

You say get in a taxi:

He got in a taxi and left.

✗Don’t say: get on a taxi

You say get out of a taxi:

Two women got out of the taxi.

✗Don’t say: get off a taxi

You say that someone is in a taxi:

I read my notes while I was in the taxi.

You go somewhere by taxi:

She goes everywhere by taxi.

COLLOCATIONS

verbs

take/get a taxi 乘出租车

We took a taxi to the hotel.

我们乘出租车去酒店。

go/come/arrive by taxi 乘出租车去/来/到达

I went back home by taxi.

我坐出租车回了家。

hail a taxi (=wave or call to a taxi to stop for you to get in) 招呼出租车

nI rushed outside and hailed a taxi.

phone for/call a taxi (=telephone for a taxi to come) 打电话叫出租车

nCan you phone for a taxi and I'll get our coats.

call somebody a taxi (=telephone for a taxi to come for someone else) 为某人叫出租车

nCall me a taxi, would you?

nget into/out of a taxi

He got into a taxi outside the station.

taxi + NOUN

a taxi ride 乘出租车

The centre of town is a five minute taxi ride away.

镇中心离这儿乘出租车五分钟。

a taxi fare 出租车费

She couldn't afford the £18 taxi fare.

她付不起18英镑的出租车费。

a taxi driver 出租车司机

nHe paid the taxi driver and got out.

a taxi service 出租车服务

nWe operate a taxi service to and from the airport.

a taxi rank British EnglishBrE, a taxi stand American EnglishAmE (=a place where taxis wait for customers) 出租车站，出租车候客点

nThere's a taxi rank just outside the hotel.

5COMMON ERRORS 常见错误Don’t say ‘get on a taxi’. Say get in a taxi .

不要说 ‘get on a taxi’。而要说 get in a taxi 。

Examples from the Corpus

taxi• The tube workers had a whip-round to pay for a taxi to the railway station.• He went searching for a taxi, his subconscious mind at work.• Getting a taxi is a battle.• A taxi journey from the Airport to the University takes approximately 20 minutes.• Angry taxi drivers responded by boycotting a planned workshop on treating customers courteously.• Wally said brightly to the suddenly befuddled taxi driver.• In the back of the taxi, our two temporary travelling companions sit as far apart as possible.• The taxi driver who approached us outside the terminal was fluent enough to say he had been sent by the tour company.

词汇	taxi
释义	taxi Word family nountaximantaxi ranktaxi Related topics: Motor vehicles tax·i1 /ˈtæksi/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] TTCa car and driver that you pay to take you somewhere 出租车，计程车，的士 SYN cab They sent me home in a taxi. 他们用出租车把我送回家。 n GRAMMAR: Patterns with taxi You say get in a taxi: He got in a taxi and left. ✗Don’t say: get on a taxi You say get out of a taxi: Two women got out of the taxi. ✗Don’t say: get off a taxi You say that someone is in a taxi: I read my notes while I was in the taxi. You go somewhere by taxi: She goes everywhere by taxi. COLLOCATIONS verbs take/get a taxi 乘出租车 We took a taxi to the hotel. 我们乘出租车去酒店。 go/come/arrive by taxi 乘出租车去/来/到达 I went back home by taxi. 我坐出租车回了家。 hail a taxi (=wave or call to a taxi to stop for you to get in) 招呼出租车 nI rushed outside and hailed a taxi. phone for/call a taxi (=telephone for a taxi to come) 打电话叫出租车 nCan you phone for a taxi and I'll get our coats. call somebody a taxi (=telephone for a taxi to come for someone else) 为某人叫出租车 nCall me a taxi, would you? nget into/out of a taxi He got into a taxi outside the station. taxi + NOUN a taxi ride 乘出租车 The centre of town is a five minute taxi ride away. 镇中心离这儿乘出租车五分钟。 a taxi fare 出租车费 She couldn't afford the £18 taxi fare. 她付不起18英镑的出租车费。 a taxi driver 出租车司机 nHe paid the taxi driver and got out. a taxi service 出租车服务 nWe operate a taxi service to and from the airport. a taxi rank British EnglishBrE, a taxi stand American EnglishAmE (=a place where taxis wait for customers) 出租车站，出租车候客点 nThere's a taxi rank just outside the hotel. 5COMMON ERRORS 常见错误Don’t say ‘get on a taxi’. Say get in a taxi . 不要说 ‘get on a taxi’。而要说 get in a taxi 。 Examples from the Corpus taxi• The tube workers had a whip-round to pay for a taxi to the railway station.• He went searching for a taxi, his subconscious mind at work.• Getting a taxi is a battle.• A taxi journey from the Airport to the University takes approximately 20 minutes.• Angry taxi drivers responded by boycotting a planned workshop on treating customers courteously.• Wally said brightly to the suddenly befuddled taxi driver.• In the back of the taxi, our two temporary travelling companions sit as far apart as possible.• The taxi driver who approached us outside the terminal was fluent enough to say he had been sent by the tour company. Related topics: Air taxi2 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp taxied, present participle taxiing, third person singular3rd taxis or taxies) [intransitiveI] TTAif a plane taxis, it moves along the ground before taking off or after landing 〔飞机起飞前或着陆后〕滑行 The plane taxied to a halt. 飞机滑行一段距离后停下来。 Examples from the Corpus taxi• An hour later, taxiing across the glimmering surface of the lake, the floatplane approached the jetty.• Packer and Sheehy were both taxiing around Sydney airport in their respective corporate jets on Tuesday when they accidentally collided.• It was a wonderful feeling to put up an affirmative two fingers as the mechanic helped me taxi in.• Slim Gordon started the motors and they were off, taxiing into position. Origin taxi1 (1900-2000) taxicab
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