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单词 tuk-tuk
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Definition of tuk-tuk in English:

tuk-tuk

noun ˈtʊktʊkˈto͝okto͝ok
  • (in Thailand) a three-wheeled motorized vehicle used as a taxi.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most Thai people opt for a tuk-tuk - a covered three-wheeled cross between a motorbike and a car, which serves as a taxi - or a moped.
    • New York has millions of yellow cabs, Bangkok has tuk-tuks… and London has the famous black London taxi.
    • The train is not only faster and cleaner, but with an operating sound output of 0.1dB, is also significantly quieter than buses or the precarious three wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • We took a ferryboat with a group of saffron-robed monks and rode in tuk-tuks, the three-wheeled motor carts used to maneuver tourists through traffic.
    • So said she had fallen asleep in a tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled taxi cab.

Origin

Imitative.

 
 

Definition of tuk-tuk in US English:

tuk-tuk

nounˈto͝okto͝ok
  • (in Thailand) a three-wheeled motorized vehicle used as a taxi.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Most Thai people opt for a tuk-tuk - a covered three-wheeled cross between a motorbike and a car, which serves as a taxi - or a moped.
    • So said she had fallen asleep in a tuk-tuk, a three-wheeled taxi cab.
    • New York has millions of yellow cabs, Bangkok has tuk-tuks… and London has the famous black London taxi.
    • We took a ferryboat with a group of saffron-robed monks and rode in tuk-tuks, the three-wheeled motor carts used to maneuver tourists through traffic.
    • The train is not only faster and cleaner, but with an operating sound output of 0.1dB, is also significantly quieter than buses or the precarious three wheeled tuk-tuks.

Origin

Imitative.

 
 
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