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单词 rickshaw
释义

rickshaw

noun

rick·​shaw ˈrik-ˌshȯ How to pronounce rickshaw (audio)
variants or less commonly ricksha
: a small covered 2-wheeled vehicle usually for one passenger that is pulled by one man and that was used originally in Japan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web On the canvas of the rickshaw’s cabin, the owner had summed up his situation. Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 Nearby at a busy market in the heart of Karachi, Jamshed Awan sat on his rickshaw as traffic lurched past him. New York Times, 23 Aug. 2022 On the sidewalk, a slight man leaned against a bright-green auto rickshaw. Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 To get 5 liters of gasoline, auto-rickshaw drivers wait calmly in line for as long as five days. BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2022 Paramasivam Satheesh, 36, has driven an auto rickshaw — the most popular form of public transport in Colombo — for 15 years. New York Times, 11 July 2022 Even with the challenges, the e-rickshaw market still has a lot going for it. Simran Vaswani, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Others say the cost of bread has more than doubled, while auto rickshaw and taxi drivers say the fuel rations are too meager to make a living. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Apr. 2022 Still another featured an Asian man in a rice-picker hat pulling a rickshaw. NBC News, 20 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

alteration of jinrikisha

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rickshaw

noun

rick·​shaw
variants also ricksha
ˈrik-ˌshȯ
: a small carriage with two wheels that is pulled by one person and was used originally in Japan

rickshaw

noun

variants also ricksha
as in limousine

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • limousine
  • jitney
  • taxi
  • cab
  • taxicab
  • water taxi
  • gharry
  • gypsy cab
  • hackney
  • hack
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