单词 | bus journey |
释义 | > as lemmasbus journey a. General attributive and objective, as bus journey, bus passenger, bus tour, etc.Recorded earliest in bus driver n. at Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1834 Morning Post 15 Aug. 3/6 His opponent, whom he designated as an interloper, and not one of the reglar respectable buss-drivers. 1845 New World 26 Apr. 270/2 Don't carry it [sc. a sixpence] in your mouth, as many bus-passengers do. 1862 E. D. E. N. Southworth Broken Engagement vii. 84 That was all I saw of him until I saw him in a raving-mad fit at the 'bus stand. 1884 M. J. B. Baddeley & C. S. Ward North Wales I. 140 It..is completed by a 'bus journey of 4 miles to Beddgelert. 1890 Punch 18 Jan. 36/2 I hope you enjoyed your 'bus tour along the Commercial Road? 1918 Amer. Printer 5 Aug. 49/2 Boating on the lake and 'bus trips to nearby points of interest occupied the remainder of..a most enjoyable day. 1931 H. W. Laidler Concentration of Control in Amer. Industry vii. 141 A merger took place involving the largest independent bus system in the country and three leading railroads. 1971 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 28 Mar. (Business section) 7/4 He wants to..establish ‘park-and-ride’ schemes outside the city with a speedy bus service to the downtown area. 1987 J. Baker Arguing for Equality viii. 91 A decision to ban smoking in buses may be..particularly good for non-smokers and bus cleaners. 1998 Sunday Tel. 25 Jan. (Review section) 29/1 The bus wheezed around the hairpin bends of the Karakorum highway, a gruelling two-day bus journey over the mountains. 2006 K. Gibson Pause 161 Tourist bureaus often help to arrange walking or bus tours. 2010 Independent 9 Mar. (Life section) 6/3 Westminster is a haven for bus passengers, served as it is by 11 routes. < as lemmas |
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