"thumb a ride" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搭便車

Definition

站在路邊伸出大拇指，向路過的司機請求免費搭車。通常指不付錢的旅行方式。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

較為口語且有點過時，常用於旅遊或冒險故事中。專指搭便車，‘thumb’指的是舉起大拇指的手勢。現今日常對話中已較少用。

Examples

We decided to thumb a ride to the next town.

我們決定**搭便車**到下一個鎮。

You can try to thumb a ride if you miss the bus.

如果你錯過巴士，可以試試**搭便車**。

He learned how to thumb a ride when he traveled across Europe.

他在歐洲旅行時學會了**搭便車**。

Back in college, I used to thumb a ride every weekend to get home.

大學時，我幾乎每個週末都**搭便車**回家。

She stuck out her thumb and tried to thumb a ride to the festival.

她伸出拇指，試著**搭便車**去音樂節。

Not many people thumb a ride these days because of safety concerns.

現在因為安全問題，很少有人**搭便車**了。