1.passenger的意思是“乘客,旅客”,是可数名词。passenger的另一个意思是“闲散人员”,多用在口语中。
2.passenger在句中可用作定语,修饰其他名词。
Each passenger is allowed 30 pounds of luggage free of charge. 每个旅客可以免费携带行李30磅。
When all the passengers were on board, the train drew out of the station.当所有的旅客都上车后,火车驶离了车站。
The train drew in and all the passengers got off.火车到站,所有的乘客都下了车。
Believe it or not, all the passengers came through the plane crash alive.信不信由你,所有的乘客在飞机失事以后还都活着。
The ship sank within minutes, drowning all the passengers on board.那艘船几分钟内便沉没了,船上所有的乘客全部遇难。
We joined the passengers waiting to board.我们加入了等候上船的旅客队伍中。
The bus conductor collected money from the passengers.公共汽车售票员向乘客收钱。
The captain cares the safety of both the crew and the passengers.船长为船员和旅客们的安全操心。
A lawyer should advise his clients as to their legal rights as a passenger.律师应对其委托人争取旅客合法权益出主意。
I arranged to be a passenger on ship.我计划乘船去旅行。
The room was crowded with passengers.屋里挤满了闲散人员。
He allocated a particular passenger seat to each person.他给每一个人专门的位置。
[同义词] commuter, rider, traveller
[词源] <古法语passager(通过,经过,走过)
