| 释义 |
‖ tuk-tuk, n. colloq.|ˈtʊktʊk|
Also thuk thuk, tuk tuk, and as one word.
[Thai, f. the sound made by the vehicle's two-stroke engine.]
In Thailand, a motorized samlor.
1969‘A. Cade’ Turn up Stone iii. 56 Decrepit three-wheeler taxis, known as tuk-tuks because of the noise they made. 1980G. Nicol Thailand v. 123 My favourite form of transport is the thuk thuk, a small taxi with open sides, a fringed top and a noise that gives it its name. It also has little springing, so one bounces along in the fresh air trying not to notice the somewhat erratic driving methods. 1982Christian Science Monitor 28 July 2 For many of his 59 years he has driven a samlor (Bangkok's motorized version of the rickshaw), which is called a ‘tuk tuk’ because of the noise it makes. 1988New Scientist 25 Feb. 66/1 A dusty ride away—by tuktuk, a motorised rickshaw—lies..the elegant new Hotel Meridien. 1989Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 15 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) 12/4 Many tuk-tuk drivers are undaunted when traffic comes to a standstill—they simply drive on the wrong side of the road towards approaching traffic. |