rickshaw
英 ['rɪkʃɔː]
美 ['rɪkʃɔ]
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rickshaw 人力车缩写自日式汉语 jinrikisha,人力车，来自 jin,人，riki,力，sha,车。
- rickshaw
- rickshaw: [19] Rickshaw is English’s attempt to domesticate Japanese jin-riki-sha. These small two-wheeled man-hauled vehicles were introduced in Japan around 1870, and their name, which means literally ‘man strength vehicle’, had made its way into English by 1874. By the 1880s it had been shortened to rickshaw.
- rickshaw (n.)
- 1887, shortened form of jinrikisha, popularized by Kipling, from Japanese jin "a man" + riki "power" + sha "carriage."
- 1. He pulls a rickshaw, probably the oldest form of human taxi service.
- 他拉黄包车，这可能是人类最古老的载客服务形式了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Before liberation he had to pull a rickshaw to earn a little money.
- 解放前他不得不拉人力车来挣点儿钱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Oh , but my useless muscles couldn't even cope with a rickshaw. "
- 啊啊, 但是我这一双弱腕,怕吃不下一部 黄包车 的重力.
来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- 4. You're rickshaw pullers; Fourth Liu is in a different line, get it? "
- 你们拉车, 刘四并不和你们同行, 明白? ”
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
- 5. The rickshaw pullers all had matches, but only two rickshaws had lamps.
- 车夫全有火柴, 可是只有两辆车有灯.
来自汉英文学 - 围城
