cab /kæb/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] 1 TELEPHONEa taxi 出租车,的士 New York’s yellow cabs 纽约的黄色出租车
take/get a cab I took a cab to the airport. 我乘出租车去了机场。
call (somebody) a cab (=telephone for a taxi) (为某人)叫一辆出租车
Ralph tried to hail a cab (=wave to get a cab to stop for you). 拉尔夫招手想叫一辆出租车。
2. TTCthe part of a bus, train, or truck in which the driver sits 〔公共汽车、火车或货车的〕司机室[座],驾驶室[座] n COLLOCATIONSverbstake/get/catch a cab (=travel by cab)Why don't we take a cab to the theater?
call/order (somebody) a cab (=telephone for one to come)Here's the phone number if you want to call a cab.
phone for a cab British EnglishBrE (=call a cab)There's no need to give me a lift. I'll phone for a cab.
get into/out of a cabI just saw Fiona getting into a cab.
hail a cab written (=wave to make a cab stop for you)Martin put his hand out and hailed a cab.
cab + NOUNa cab driverMany cab drivers fear being robbed.
a cab fare (=the money you pay to travel in a cab)My Dad gave me the money for my cab fare.
a cab ride (=trip in a cab)It's only a short cab ride to Georgetown.