"buses" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 公交车

Definition

“bus”的复数形式，指的是能载很多乘客、通常在城市内或城市间固定路线行驶的大型交通工具。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Buses”是“bus”的常规复数，指多辆公交车。不要和“busses”混淆（极少用，指亲吻或特殊车辆）。常见短语包括“catch the buses”（赶公交车）、“miss the buses”（错过公交车）。

Examples

There are three buses on this street every hour.

这条街每小时有三辆**公交车**。

The buses stop running after midnight.

**公交车**午夜后停止运行。

Many students take buses to school.

许多学生乘坐**公交车**去上学。

I missed both buses, so I was late for work.

我错过了两辆**公交车**，所以上班迟到了。

All the buses were full, so we had to wait.

所有的**公交车**都满了，所以我们只能等。

On holidays, the buses run less often.

节假日时，**公交车**班次较少。