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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
bus
1 buses 2 travelling by bus 3 the people who work on a bus see also TRAVEL, TRANSPORT
1 buses - a big public vehicle that takes passengers along a regular route from one place to another, making stops along the way: bus I came on the bus. ◎ a double-decker bus (= with two floors) - a comfortable bus used for long journeys: coach We're taking the coach to London. ◎ a coach journey - a vehicle like a bus that works by electricity and that runs on special rails in the road: tram - a small bus, usually for no more than twelve people: minibus - the part of a bus where the driver sits: cab - the upstairs floor of a double-decker bus: upper deck, upstairs; the downstairs floor: lower deck, downstairs
2 travelling by bus - a place where a bus stops so that you can get on or off: (bus) stop This is my stop; I have to get off here. - a small building at a bus stop which gives protection from bad weather: (bus) shelter Let's wait inside the bus shelter to keep out of this rain. - a building from which buses begin and end journeys: (bus) station Excuse me, could you tell me where the main bus station is? - a line of people waiting for a bus: queue (AmE line) Is this the queue for the number ten bus? ◎ She was standing in the queue for half an hour. - to form a queue: queue (for sth) (AmE wait in line) - to use a bus: take* a/the bus, go* by bus We couldn't get a taxi so we had to take the bus. ◎ I always go to work by bus. - to get on a bus: catch* a bus; to fail to catch a bus: miss the bus Where can I catch a bus to the zoo? ◎ I missed the last bus and had to walk. - a person who travels on a bus: passenger - the money that you pay for a journey: fare What is the fare to Victoria Street? - a piece of paper that shows that you have paid for your journey: ticket - a piece of paper that allows you to travel on a bus for a particular period of time: (bus) pass, travel pass a weekly travel pass - a bus's regular journey: route; to travel on a route: run* They've just changed the route of our local bus. It doesn't go to the town centre any more. ◎ This bus runs from the railway station to the airport. - the organization of buses and bus routes: (bus) service The bus service here is very good on weekdays, but it's terrible on Sundays. - a written notice that gives the times when buses and coaches arrive and depart: timetable (AmE schedule)
3 the people who work on a bus - a person who drives a bus: (bus) driver - a person who collects the money for tickets on some buses: (bus) conductor; a female conductor can also be called a (bus) conductress - a person who checks your ticket: (ticket) inspector Keep your ticket in case the inspector comes to check it.
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