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单词 public transport
释义
public transport
noun[U]
UK
uk
/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈtræn.spɔːt/us
/ˌpʌb.lɪk ˈtræn.spɔːrt/
(USpublic transportation)
B1
asystemofvehiclessuch asbusesandtrainsthatoperateatregulartimesonfixedroutesand are used by thepublic:
公共交通
Greaterinvestmentinpublictransportwouldkeepmorecarsoff theroads.加大对公共交通事业的投资将会减少公路上小汽车的数量。
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  • He nevertravelsbypublictransport.
  • There is nopublictransportfrom thevillage.
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(Definition ofpublic transportfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

public transport| Business English

public transport
noun[U]
TRANSPORTUK
uk
us
(USpublic transportation)
asystemofvehiclessuch asbusesortrainsused by thepublic:
Thegovernmenthas beeninvestingheavilyinimprovingthe capital'spublictransportsystem.
(Definition ofpublic transportfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpublic transport

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There are many people who usepublictransportthese days, yet there are very few buses.
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Finally, we observed that most of the travellers usedpublictransportbut have no data to support this claim.
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It would have been easier to usepublictransportif you had worked normal hours.
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Structure, institution, agency, habit, and reflexive deliberation 191publictransportis maintained, it could eventually be undermined by repeated personal car use.
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Can get simple information about travel, usepublictransport: buses, trains, and taxis, and give directions, and buy tickets.
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They would not have come otherwise, he explained, as many had no personal means of transport and their ejidos were not serviced bypublictransport.
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Relying onpublictransportwas not a viable alternative: it elongated journeys, and extra time was needed to walk to the final destination.
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These included requirements for a neighbourhood school, a kindergarten and adequate connections topublictransport.
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Recent accidents have occurred worldwide in areas as diverse as oil production, public order, agriculture, healthcare andpublictransport(particularly air and rail).
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Some travel themselves, using thepublictransportsystem, while others entrust their goods to mobile traders.
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The elderly person with arthritis may well have considerable difficulties with accessing personal orpublictransportto get to the hospital department.
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Financial constraints could also restrain people from usingpublictransport.
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With the passage of time, the older people gave up driving and\\or found the journey bypublictransporttoo tiring.
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The additional resources enabled more use of both private andpublictransport, but, for many, personal mobility difficulties limited the use of buses and trains.
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Our measure therefore excluded items that might be genderspecific, along with the ability to usepublictransport.
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