| 词汇 | rickshaw |
| 释义 | rickshaw noun[ C ] (alsoricksha)uk /ˈrɪk.ʃɔː/ us /ˈrɪk.ʃɑː/ a small, covered passenger vehicle with two wheels that is usually pulled by one person人力车 CaoChunhai/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a cycle rickshaw: In the movie he ferries customers through an unnamed small town in a pedal-driven rickshaw. pong-photo9/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages His soles are similarly affected, a hazardous problem for a rickshaw puller who goes barefoot. "As people get more affluent, they get cars, bikes or rickshaws," he said. The pedicabs, which are basically bike-powered rickshaws, will debut in Chinatown on Tuesday. Outside on the street, rickshaws, pushcarts, cars and cows jostle for space. Carriages & carts brougham buggy carriage carryall cart chaise chuckwagon coupe dogcart dray gig horse-drawn horsebox musher ox-drawn popemobile sedan chair surrey trishaw wagon You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Bicycles Another traditional taxi service that uses muscle power instead of engines is the rickshaw. Historians think that rickshaws were first used in Japan in the mid-19th century. Pulling rickshaws was very hard work for the drivers. Examples of rickshawrickshaw Rickshaw-pullers and peddlers too were eager to take part in the protest. The proportion of rickshaw men rose, as did that of various types of factory operatives, and of daylabourers. Many of them became rickshaw wallas, or started petty trading. Trade-related activities-porters, loaders, rickshaw and trolley pullers, petty shopkeepers, grocery owners, service providers to slum-dwellers, domestic help, construction workers and factory workers-are the principal non-public employment avenues for the poor. Those who are fair-skinned, those who are good-looking, those who smiled, and made others smile - if they sing like that, just remember that rickshaw drivers can sing just as well. There was the four-seater, the two-seater, and the rickshaw type pulled by a scooter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He discharges many functions, from that of a cultivator of the soil to a rickshaw runner, and various other occupations of the kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only-vehicle not mentioned is the rickshaw. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that we should go down to the rickshaw in a great capital city such as this, but we could have a four-seater cab and two-seater minicab. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Separate lanes are also provided for non-motorized vehicles, including pedestrians, cycles and rickshaws etc. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other transport is trekkers, autos, rickshaws and mini buses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is a very busy road often jammed with rickshaws, human drawn carts, and foot traffics. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two cases involved a single short exposure to an ill patient, including a rickshaw driver who transported a patient to hospital. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After facing an unsuccessful start to his career, he worked briefly as an auto rickshaw driver while attending auditions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The documentary uncovers the story of disappearing cycle rickshaw drivers living in abject poverty. 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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