释义 |
▪ I. artic colloq. abbrev. of articulated lorry (vehicle, etc.); see articulated ppl. a. 2 b.
1951,1958[see articulated ppl. a. 2 b]. 1970G. F. Newman Sir, you Bastard i. 26 Tiny turnings where he would have lots of fun manœuvring a forty-foot artic. 1977‘D. Rutherford’ Return Load i. 12 To see a woman at the wheel of a big artic was surprising. 1985Sunday Times 24 Feb. 7/3 He found artics couldn't carry the load of 60 ton containers needed for economical operation. ▪ II. artic, -ik(e obs. forms of Arctic. |