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单词 passenger
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Definition of passenger in English:

passenger

noun ˈpasɪndʒəˈpæsɪndʒər
  • 1A traveller on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew.

    more than 50 passengers escaped injury when a train was derailed
    as modifier a passenger ferry
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Another passenger said the tram kept on jolting to a stop before the driver told passengers to get off.
    • Officers stopped vehicles if drivers or passengers were not wearing seat belts.
    • As the car had landed on the passenger side, the driver was suspended in mid-air by his seat belt.
    • Sam was in the rear of the car; the driver and one other passenger suffered minor injuries.
    • By the greatest good luck no one was hurt, but the driver and his passengers must have been terrified.
    • Train passengers travelling to London this weekend will be hit by a series of disruptions.
    • The driver and his passengers escaped unhurt when the brick was thrown through a small side window.
    • Police will also take statements from passengers and crew on board the flight.
    • A passenger escaped serious injury after a bus was attacked on a Keighley estate.
    • The battles about drivers or airline passengers using mobiles are not trivial.
    • The male driver of the hit and run vehicle had a female passenger travelling with him.
    • The council says inconsiderate drivers and their passengers are the main culprits.
    • Long gone are the days when such vehicle and passenger ferries meant basic travel.
    • The spokesman said the safety of the crew and passengers was the company's first priority.
    • Police are searching for both men as well as the drivers or passengers in the first car as a matter of urgency.
    • The man said some passengers asked the driver to slow down but he ignored their pleas.
    • As well as buying tickets at the machines, passengers can also use travelcards and bus passes.
    • The driver and two other passengers were injured and taken to Withybush Hospital.
    • Only three hours after his last drink the pilot flew his passenger jet back to the UK.
    • Fire crews used cutting equipment to remove the driver and passenger doors from the Fiat Brava.
    Synonyms
    traveller, commuter, voyager, rider, fare payer, fare
    deck passenger, foot passenger
    1. 1.1British A member of a team or group who does far less effective work than the other members.
      he had been a superlative teacher but his health was gone and he was now a passenger
      Synonyms
      hanger-on, drone, idler, parasite
      informal freeloader

Origin

Middle English: from the Old French adjective passager 'passing, transitory', used as a noun, from passage (see passage1).

Rhymes

Massinger
 
 

Definition of passenger in US English:

passenger

nounˈpasinjərˈpæsɪndʒər
  • A traveler on a public or private conveyance other than the driver, pilot, or crew.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Police are searching for both men as well as the drivers or passengers in the first car as a matter of urgency.
    • Fire crews used cutting equipment to remove the driver and passenger doors from the Fiat Brava.
    • By the greatest good luck no one was hurt, but the driver and his passengers must have been terrified.
    • The driver and his passengers escaped unhurt when the brick was thrown through a small side window.
    • A passenger escaped serious injury after a bus was attacked on a Keighley estate.
    • Police will also take statements from passengers and crew on board the flight.
    • As well as buying tickets at the machines, passengers can also use travelcards and bus passes.
    • The council says inconsiderate drivers and their passengers are the main culprits.
    • Sam was in the rear of the car; the driver and one other passenger suffered minor injuries.
    • Only three hours after his last drink the pilot flew his passenger jet back to the UK.
    • The man said some passengers asked the driver to slow down but he ignored their pleas.
    • As the car had landed on the passenger side, the driver was suspended in mid-air by his seat belt.
    • The spokesman said the safety of the crew and passengers was the company's first priority.
    • The battles about drivers or airline passengers using mobiles are not trivial.
    • The driver and two other passengers were injured and taken to Withybush Hospital.
    • Train passengers travelling to London this weekend will be hit by a series of disruptions.
    • Long gone are the days when such vehicle and passenger ferries meant basic travel.
    • Another passenger said the tram kept on jolting to a stop before the driver told passengers to get off.
    • Officers stopped vehicles if drivers or passengers were not wearing seat belts.
    • The male driver of the hit and run vehicle had a female passenger travelling with him.
    Synonyms
    traveller, commuter, voyager, rider, fare payer, fare

Origin

Middle English: from the Old French adjective passager ‘passing, transitory’, used as a noun, from passage (see passage).

 
 
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