英语词汇“hearse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A hearse is a long black car with a very specific purpose: carrying a coffin to a church or cemetery.

Some vehicles have very specific functions, and the hearse is one of them. It's only use is for carrying coffins, usually to or from a church or cemetery. As with most things surrounding funerals, a hearse is black. It's also long, so it can fit the coffin. Before cars were invented, hearses were pulled by horses. Of all the vehicles in the world, the hearse is probably the most depressing.

WORD FAMILY

hearse: hearses

USAGE EXAMPLES

Six airmen in battle fatigues, combat boots and white gloves slowly moved his casket from inside the cavernous cargo plane to a waiting hearse.

Time(Dec 01, 2016)

A hearse, repurposed as a taxi, happened to drive by.

New York Times(Nov 26, 2016)

When Ms. Nicol died in 2001, seven years after her husband, her hearse took a lap around the track en route to the cemetery.

New York Times(Nov 18, 2016)

n a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle

Hyper

automotive vehicle, motor vehicle

a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

单词	hearse
释义	hearse (once / 3790 pages) n A hearse is a long black car with a very specific purpose: carrying a coffin to a church or cemetery. Some vehicles have very specific functions, and the hearse is one of them. It's only use is for carrying coffins, usually to or from a church or cemetery. As with most things surrounding funerals, a hearse is black. It's also long, so it can fit the coffin. Before cars were invented, hearses were pulled by horses. Of all the vehicles in the world, the hearse is probably the most depressing. WORD FAMILY hearse: hearses USAGE EXAMPLES Six airmen in battle fatigues, combat boots and white gloves slowly moved his casket from inside the cavernous cargo plane to a waiting hearse. Time(Dec 01, 2016) A hearse, repurposed as a taxi, happened to drive by. New York Times(Nov 26, 2016) When Ms. Nicol died in 2001, seven years after her husband, her hearse took a lap around the track en route to the cemetery. New York Times(Nov 18, 2016) n a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle Hyper automotive vehicle, motor vehicle a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
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