"stagecoach" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 驿站马车

Definition

驿站马车是一种由马拉的封闭大型马车，过去用于长途运送乘客和邮件，尤其是在火车和汽车出现之前。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“stagecoach”主要用于历史情境，尤其是18、19世纪的美国西部或欧洲，常见于“乘坐驿站马车”、“驿站马车路线”等表达。现代对话除非讲历史，很少出现。

Examples

The stagecoach arrived at noon.

**驿站马车**中午到达了。

He rode a stagecoach across the country.

他乘着**驿站马车**穿越全国。

Mail was delivered by stagecoach in the old days.

过去，邮件通过**驿站马车**递送。

Back then, traveling by stagecoach was slow and uncomfortable.

那时，乘坐**驿站马车**既慢又不舒服。

The movie showed a classic stagecoach robbery scene.

电影里有一个经典的**驿站马车**抢劫场面。

Tourists can take a ride in a restored stagecoach at the museum.

游客可以在博物馆里乘坐修复的**驿站马车**。