| 词汇 | jitney |
| 释义 | jitney noun[ C ] USuk /ˈdʒɪt.ni/ us /ˈdʒɪt.ni/ a small bus that follows a regular route（按固定路线行驶的）小公共汽车 Compare charabancUKold-fashioned busnoun coachnounadverbUS omnibus(TRANSPORT)old use quiggyt4/Shutterstock/GettyImages Buses, trams & coaches bus bus captain bus conductor charabanc coach combi deck double-decker horse car HOV minibus omnibus school bus shuttle single-decker streetcar take the bus tramlines tramway trolley jitney | American Dictionaryjitney noun[ C ] us/ˈdʒɪt·ni/ a small bus that follows a regular route Examples of jitneyjitney In other countries there are examples of minibus services, car sharing, jitney services, and coach services organised by groups of commuters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Jitney dramatizes the lives of men hustling to make a living as jitneysunofficial, unlicensed taxi cab drivers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Concerns over fares, insurance liabilities, and passenger safety have kept legislative support for jitneys decidedly tepid. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Going to his sister's house for dinner, he tore ligaments in his left knee while stepping out of a jitney. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It also regulates trucking and pblico cars, or jitneys, among other regulatory functions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Others choose buses because, they claim, jitney drivers are less safe, and are prone to using cell phones and playing loud music while driving. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By the end of 1916, only 6,000 jitneys remained. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An increase in bus fares usually leads to a significant rise in jitney usage. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Travelers cite safety, comfort, reliability and cost as factors in choosing larger bus service over jitneys. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As enforcement is lax, jitney drivers have even created cooperatives to support each other and to establish jitney stands. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Jitney was also a slang term for a nickel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other terms used are "livery cab", "car service", or "jitney cab". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some jitney drivers accept requests for service by phone from their regular customers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Admission was 10 cents per person, 25 cents for swimming and 10 cents for a jitney dance per couple. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The league used and continues to use the jitney format for forming teams. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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