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单词 pillion
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pillion
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˈpɪl.jən/us
/ˈpɪl.jən/
aseatorplacebehind thepersonridingamotorcyclewhere apassengercansit:
摩托车后座
Perchedprecariouslyon the pillion, herarmsaround hiswaist, shegiggledwithdelight
Heeventook me to acharityballon the pillion, alldressedup in mylonggown!
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  • Mumclimbedon the pillion,tyingaheadscarfaround herhead, and we were off.
  • "Hop on," he said,pattingthe pillion.
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pillion
adjective
UK
uk
/ˈpɪl.jən/us
/ˈpɪl.jən/
behind thepersonridingamotorcycle,bicycle, orhorse:
The pillionseatis aboutsizeofmatchbox!
She was a pillionpassengeron hismotorcyclewhen itcrashed.
More examples
  • Amotorcyclistand pillionriderwereslightlyhurtaftertheirmachinecrashed.
  • Tombroughthim back on the pillionseatof hisbike.
  • Thebikehas goodsuspensionandcomfortableseatingfor bothriderand pillionpassenger.
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pillion
adverb
UK
uk
/ˈpɪl.jən/us
/ˈpɪl.jən/
sittingbehind thepersonridingamotorcycle,bicycle, orhorse:
You get abituncomfortableafterridingpillion for acoupleofhours.
Simon wasridingpillion on amotorcyclewhen ithitacarhead-on.
More examples
  • Tomhad never beforeriddenpillion on amotorbike.
  • He couldn'tridebecause he was tooyoung,yethe washappytotravelpillion for theweek.
  • Two menrodeinto theclearing, onecarryingagirlpillion.
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  • boda boda
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  • chopper
  • handlebar
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Hell's Angels
  • kick-start
  • kickstand
  • machine
  • mobility scooter
  • moped
  • motorbike
  • pannier
  • road racer
  • sidecar
  • snowmobile
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(Definition ofpillionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
pillion
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˈpɪl.jən/us
/ˈpɪl.jən/
aseatorplacebehind thepersonridingamotorcyclewhere apassengercansit
摩托车后座
a pillionseat/passenger摩托车后座／坐在摩托车后座上的乘客

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I noticed that a spare crash helmet had been perched on thepillion.
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People sometimes refer topillionriders as being uninsurable, but that is rather an unfortunate word.
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She was riding as thepillionpassenger on a wet bike that strayed into the path of a boat pulling a water skier.
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Once on the road, learner motor cyclists are now no longer allowed to carrypillionpassengers.
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The number ofpillionpassengers who do not wear helmets is not known.
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Pillionpassengers are an additional complication to the driver, who must exercise particular care in winter months when the weather makes road conditions dangerous.
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Further, it is common knowledge that the attachment of a sidecar does not prevent the carrying of apillionpassenger on the motor cycle.
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I regret that separate figures are not available of deaths in accidents to motor-cyclists who were carryingpillionpassengers at the time.
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I understand that it is safer to travel on a sidecar than on apillion.
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There would also have been a considerable saving of life ofpillionpassengers.
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But this will not prevent—that is my point—people who are not insured against such risks from carryingpillionpassengers.
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Thepillionrider is not in the vehicle, but is one of the party whom it carries.
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It can be assumed that almost every one of those motor cycles was equipped with apillionseat to take passengers.
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The same would apply exactly to a motor cyclist carrying apillionpassenger.
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Instead of over 1,000pillionpassengers on motor cycles seriously injured in 1983, the figure becomes 1,984.
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