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    hackney carriage

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses, Motor vehicles
    hack·ney car·riage /ˈhækni ˌkærɪdʒ/ noun [countable] British English  1. TTBa carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi 〔旧时的〕出租马车2. (also hackney cab formal)TTC a taxi 出租车    Origin hackney carriage (1700-1800) Hackney; → HACKNEYED
    hack·ney car·riage nounChineseSyllable


    hackney carriage
    hack‧ney car‧riage /ˈhækni ˌkærɪdʒ/ noun [countable] British English
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: Hackney; ⇨ hackneyed
    1. a carriage pulled by a horse, used in the past like a taxi
    2. (also hackney cab formal) a taxi


    hack·ney car·riageBrE /ˈhækni kærɪdʒ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhækni kærɪdʒ/ 🔊 (also ˈhack·ney cab) noun (BrE) a word used in official language for a taxi. In the past hackney carriages were carriages pulled by horses that were used as taxis. 出租车（正式用语，源于旧时的出租马车）