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/bʌ̱s/
The plural form of the noun is buses. The third person singular of the verb is busses. American English uses the spellings buses, busing, bused for the verb. buses为名词的复数,busses为动词的第三人称单数。在美国英语中,动词变体分别为buses,busing,bused。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]公共汽车;巴士;大客车 A bus is a large motor vehicle which carries passengers from one place to another. Buses drive along particular routes, and you have to pay to travel in them.
  [also by N]
  • He missed his last bus home...

    他错过了回家的末班车。

  • They had to travel everywhere by bus.

    他们只得乘公共汽车出行。

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]用大客车运送;乘坐公共汽车 When someone is bussed to a particular place or when they bus there, they travel there on a bus.
  [be V-ed adv/prep]
  [V adv/prep]
  [V-ed]
  [Also V n adv/prep]
  • On May Day hundreds of thousands used to be bussed in to parade through East Berlin...

    过去在五一劳动节这天,数十万人常常乘坐大巴到东柏林游行。

  • To get our Colombian visas we bussed back to Medellin...

    为了拿到前往哥伦比亚的签证,我们乘大巴返回麦德林。

  • Essential services were provided by Serbian workers bussed in from outside the province.

    一些基本的服务是由从外省乘坐大巴来的塞尔维亚工人提供的。

3
[VERB 动词]用校车送 In some parts of the United States, when children are bused to school, they are transported by bus to a school in a different area so that children of different races can be educated together.
  [be V-ed adv/prep]
  [usu passive]
  • Many schools were in danger of closing because the children were bused out to other neighborhoods.

    很多学校面临倒闭的危险,因为学生被校车送到其他社区就读了。

busing
  • The courts ordered busing to desegregate the schools.

    法律规定要用校车运送学生来打破学校的种族隔离。


Oxford bus / bʌs ; NAmE bʌs /
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verb
bus busses buses bussed bused bussing busing
noun _buses_comp.jpg _doubledecker.jpg ( plural buses , US also busses ) 1 a large road vehicle that carries passengers, especially one that travels along a fixed route and stops regularly to let people get on and off 公共汽车;巴士 Shall we walk or go by bus? 我们步行呢,还是坐公共汽车? A regular bus service connects the train station with the town centre. 火车站和市中心之间有定时班车。 a bus company/driver 公共汽车公司╱司机 a school bus 校车 compare
coach
n.  (4 ), ( 5 ), ( 6 )
see also
bus lane
,
bus shelter
,
bus station
,
bus stop
,
minibus
,
trolleybus
2 ( computing ) a set of wires that carries information from one part of a computer system to another (计算机系统的)总线
verb ( -s- or -ss- ) 1 bussb (from/to…) to transport sb by bus 用公共汽车运送 We were bussed from the airport to our hotel. 公共汽车把我们从机场送到旅馆。 2 bussb ( NAmE) to transport young people by bus to another area so that students of different races can be educated together 用校车送(学生往外区就读,使不同种族的学生一起受教育) 3 bussth ( NAmE) to take the dirty plates, etc. off the tables in a restaurant, as a job (在餐厅里)收盘子,打杂 bus / bʌs ; NAmE bʌs /
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bus1 noun
bus2 verb
busbus1 /bʌs/ ●●● S1 W2 noun (plural buses or busses especially American English) [countable]
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1a large vehicle that people pay to travel onon a bus There were a lot of people on the bus.by bus The best way to get there is by bus. I took a bus to San Francisco. Buses run at 15 and 30 minutes past the hour.2a circuit that connects the main parts of a computer so that signals can be sent from one part of the computer to anotherGRAMMAR: Patterns with busYou usually say get on a bus: · I got on the bus at the station. ‘Get in’ is much less common.You usually say get off a bus: · She got off the bus at her usual stop. ‘Get out of’ is much less common.You usually say that someone is on a bus: · All the people on the bus stared at me. ‘In a bus’ is much less common.You go somewhere by bus: · The children travel to school by bus.You often talk about the bus: · It’s quicker if you take the bus.· I was waiting for the bus for the airport.COLLOCATIONSverbsgo/travel by bus· I usually go to work by bus.go on the bus/use the bus (=travel by bus)· It’s easier to go on the bus than to drive.get/take/catch a bus· Can we get a bus from here to Reading?ride a bus American English· It was the first time Craig had ridden a bus downtown by himself.get on/off a bus· Several more passengers got on the bus.wait for a bus· We were waiting for the bus for half an hour.miss the bus (=be too late to get on a bus)· He woke up late and missed the bus.a bus goes/leaves· The last bus went ten minutes ago.a bus comes/arrives· I waited and waited but the bus didn’t come.buses run (=go at regular times)· The buses run less frequently on a Sunday.bus + NOUNa bus ride/journey/trip· It’s a 20-minute bus ride into town.a bus stop (=a place where a bus stops for passengers)· She got off at the next bus stop.a bus shelter (=a small covered area where you wait for a bus)· Some kids had vandalized the bus shelter.a bus service (=a service that provides regular buses)· It’s a small village but there is a good bus service.a bus route· We live very near a main bus route.a bus fare (=the money you pay for a bus journey)· Can you lend me 50p for my bus fare?a bus ticket· She lost her bus ticket.a bus pass (=a ticket giving cheap or free bus travel)· Most of the students have a termly bus pass.a bus station (=a place where buses start and finish their journeys)· Dad met me at the bus station.a bus lane (=a part of the road where only buses are allowed to drive)· You can be fined for driving in a bus lane.a bus driver· She asked the bus driver where to get off for the Botanical Gardens.a bus timetable· The bus timetable changes on January 31st.a bus queue British English (=a line of people waiting for a bus)· We were chatting while we stood in the bus queue.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + busa school bus· Hurry up or you’ll miss the school bus!a shuttle bus (=one that makes regular short journeys between two places)· There’s a shuttle bus between the hotel and the beach.a double-decker bus (=one with two levels for passengers)· London used to be famous for its double-decker buses.an open-topped bus (=one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc)· We took a tour on an open-topped bus.a regular bus (=one that goes at regular times)· Regular buses run to the airport.THESAURUSbus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on: · There were a lot of people on the bus.coach British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys: · Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.minibus a small bus with seats for six to twelve people: · The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.double-decker a bus with two levels: · the red double-deckers in Londonarticulated bus (also bendy bus British English) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners: · Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.tram British English, streetcar American English, trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle: · We waited at the stop for the tram.· San Diego has a well-used trolley system.tram American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area: · The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.
bus1 noun
bus2 verb
busbus2 verb (past tense and past participle bused or bussed, present participle busing or bussing) [transitive]
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1to take a person or a group of people somewhere in a busbus somebody to/in/into something Casey was bussed to the school.GRAMMAR Bus is often passive in this meaning.2American English to take away dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant:  Shelley had a job bussing tables.
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bus

[bʌs]bussed, bussing, busses

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n.公共汽车
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