| 释义 |
taxis /takˈsis/ noun (pl taxˈēs)- Return to position of displaced parts by means of manipulation only (surgery)
- Movement of a whole organism, eg a bacterium in response to stimulus (biology)
- Arrangement or order
- A division of an ancient Greek army (in Athens the contingent from a phyle)
ORIGIN: Gr, from tassein to arrange taxˈiarch /-i-ärk/ noun The commander of an ancient Greek taxis taxi /takˈsi/ noun (pl taxˈis or taxˈies)- A motor car, usu fitted with a taximeter, licensed to carry passengers on request to a specified destination (also taxˈicab)
- Any other vehicle available for hire, such as a boat or small aircraft
intransitive verb (prp taxˈying or taxˈiing; pat and pap taxˈied; 3rd pers sing pres indicative taxˈies)- To travel by taxi
- (of an aeroplane) to run along the ground, or (of a seaplane) over the surface of water, before take-off or after landing, at low speed under its own power
transitive verb- To run (an aeroplane) along the ground in this way
- To send or convey by taxi
ORIGIN: Shortening of taximeter cab taxi dancer noun A person, usu a woman, hirable as a partner, dance by dance, in a dance hall taxˈi-driver noun taxˈiman noun A taxi-driver taxi rank or (US) taxi stand noun A place where taxis congregate for hiring taxi track or taxˈiway noun (at an airport or aerodrome) a specially prepared track used for ground movement of aircraft, eg from runways to terminals, etc |