| 释义 |
embus, v.|ɛmˈbʌs|
[f. em- 1 a + bus n.2, after embark.]
a. intr. To mount a bus or transport vehicle.
b. trans. To transport by bus.
1915[see debus v.]. 1927Daily Tel. 13 Sept. 10/3 Using the mechanised transport thus released for embussing the headquarters. 1929D. Rorie Medico's Luck vii. 141 On the 24th July we left Clairmarais for Lederzeele, and ‘embussed’..for the XVIII Corps. 1940Spectator 16 Aug. 161/2 Embussing happened in the last war; so did debussing... Archeologists embus when they go on their expeditions, at any rate in Wales. The term occurs in Field Service Regulations. 1955Daily Tel. 20 Oct., Troops..had..on arrival ‘embussed’ for an unknown destination. |