passenger

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自考高考四级六级考研 Collins 3

n. a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it

n. 乘客, 旅客
[经] 乘客, 旅客

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

2,001

BNC 频率

2,080

使用频率

passenger 可以拆分为 pass 和 -enger。其中 pass 意为“通过、经过”，而 -enger 来源于法语，表示“人”。所以可以理解为“通过的人”，即乘客。

例句

1. The passenger asked the flight attendant for a glass of water.

乘客向空姐要了一杯水。

2. Each passenger must show their ticket before boarding the train.

每位乘客在登上火车前必须出示他们的票。

3. The bus was full, and there was no room for any more passengers.

公交车已经满了，无法再容纳更多乘客。