| 单词 | high-occupancy vehicle |
| 释义 | > as lemmashigh-occupancy vehicle high-occupancy vehicle n. originally and chiefly North American a motor vehicle carrying more than a specified minimum number of people (typically 2 or 3), which is therefore permitted to use a traffic lane reserved for such vehicles on certain designated roads; abbreviated HOV; frequently attributive, esp. in high-occupancy vehicle lane. ΚΠ 1969 Traffic Engin. July 27/3 A program of reserving all or a portion of a highway facility for high-occupancy vehicles. 1979 Times 23 Nov. 22/3 In the United States there have been experiments with traffic lanes set aside for what the Americans call ‘high-occupancy vehicles’. 1992 J. R. Dominguez & V. Robin Your Money or your Life vi. 186 Congested cities are putting in high-occupancy vehicle lanes so that carpoolers can zip by the single-occupancy vehicles. 2013 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 June a12 Work has begun on an upgrade for U.S. 36 that will incorporate a special fast lane for high-occupancy vehicles. < as lemmas |
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