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单词 taxi
释义 taxi
I. \ˈtaksē, -si\ noun
(plural taxis also taxies)
Etymology: short for taxicab
1. : taxicab
2. : a similarly operated boat or airplane
II. verb
(taxied ; taxied ; taxiing or taxying ; taxis or taxies)
intransitive verb
1. : to ride in a taxicab : go by taxicab
2.
 a. of an airplane : to go at low speed along the surface of the ground or water (as when maneuvering into position for takeoff or parking)
  < the plane comes in and taxis up to its place — C.B.Palmer b. 1910 >
 b. : to operate an airplane on the ground under its own power
  < a pilot taxis to the warmup apron and holds there for several minutes before taking off — Civil Air Regulations >
transitive verb
1. : to transport by or as if by taxi
 < the last visiting novelist has been safely taxied to his … hotel — Saturday Review >
2. : to cause (an airplane) to taxi
 < the aircraft captain … taxis the plane … across the airport to the terminal — Richard Thruelsen >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: taxi (II)
: an act or action of taxiing
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