| 单词 | jitney |
| 释义 | jitney noun[C] USuk/ˈdʒɪt.ni/us/ˈdʒɪt.ni/asmallbusthatfollowsaregularroute （按固定路线行驶的）小公共汽车Compare charabancUKold-fashioned busnoun coachnounadverbUS omnibus(TRANSPORT)old use  quiggyt4/Shutterstock/GettyImages Buses, trams & coaches
jitney| American Dictionaryjitney noun[C] us/ˈdʒɪt·ni/asmallbusthatfollowsaregularroute Examplesofjitneyjitney In other countries there are examples of minibus services, car sharing,jitneyservices, and coach services organised by groups of commuters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Jitneydramatizes the lives of men hustling to make a living as jitneysunofficial, unlicensed taxi cab drivers. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Concerns over fares, insurance liabilities, and passenger safety have kept legislative support for jitneys decidedly tepid. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Going to his sister's house for dinner, he tore ligaments in his left knee while stepping out of ajitney. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It also regulates trucking and pblico cars, or jitneys, among other regulatory functions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Others choose buses because, they claim,jitneydrivers are less safe, and are prone to using cell phones and playing loud music while driving. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By the end of 1916, only 6,000 jitneys remained. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An increase in bus fares usually leads to a significant rise injitneyusage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Travelers cite safety, comfort, reliability and cost as factors in choosing larger bus service over jitneys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As enforcement is lax,jitneydrivers have even created cooperatives to support each other and to establishjitneystands. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jitneywas also a slang term for a nickel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other terms used are "livery cab", "car service", or "jitneycab". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Somejitneydrivers accept requests for service by phone from their regular customers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Admission was 10 cents per person, 25 cents for swimming and 10 cents for ajitneydance per couple. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The league used and continues to use thejitneyformat for forming teams. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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