"caboose" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 列车尾车
• 列车员车

Definition

车尾车指的是货运列车最后一节车厢，过去用于乘务人员工作和休息。如今，主要作为北美铁路的历史象征出现。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“caboose”是北美铁路专有名词，在现代很少实际运用，主要用于历史、模型铁路语境。美式英语里偶尔用作幽默指代臀部，属于口语用法。

Examples

The caboose was painted bright red.

这节**车尾车**被漆成了鲜红色。

The train crew rested in the caboose during long trips.

在长途行驶中，列车员在**车尾车**里休息。

There is a model caboose in the toy train set.

这套玩具火车有一个**车尾车**模型。

After the caboose was removed, trains looked very different.

自从**车尾车**被移除后，火车看起来大不一样了。

Kids love climbing on the old caboose at the museum.

孩子们喜欢在博物馆里的老**车尾车**上爬来爬去。

My grandfather used to work in the caboose when he was a brakeman.

我祖父做列车制动员时曾在**车尾车**工作。