"hitchhikers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 搭便車者

Definition

透過在路邊攔車免費搭便車旅行的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用複數，意思常帶有冒險或被迫的感覺。現今因安全問題不太普遍。和“揹包客”不同，後者不一定攔車。

Examples

We saw two hitchhikers waiting by the highway.

我們看到兩個**搭便車者**在公路邊等車。

The hitchhikers asked if we could give them a ride.

**搭便車者**問我們能不能捎他們一程。

Sometimes hitchhikers travel long distances for free.

有時**搭便車者**能免費長途旅行。

Picking up hitchhikers isn't very common these days.

現在已不常有人載**搭便車者**了。

The hitchhikers shared funny stories about their adventures across the country.

**搭便車者**分享了他們全國旅行的趣事。

We almost didn’t notice the hitchhikers because it was raining so hard.

因為下大雨，我們差點沒看見那些**搭便車者**。