tram

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tram /træm/ ●○○ (also tramcar /ˈtræmkɑː $ -kɑːr/) noun [countable] especially British English  TTRa vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street 有轨电车 SYN American English streetcar →4  See picture on 见图 Page A7 Environmental solutions 环保方法

Examples from the Corpus

tram• Artists' impressions show a tram that has more in common with the flat-faced, characterless light trains of the toy-like Docklands Light Railway.• a tram tour of Universal Studios• The Hague is an immaculate city, where you're more likely to see bicycles and trams than cars.• The Gondola was the most graceful of illuminated trams, and was built in 1925 on the base of an old tram.• The 1925 Illuminations attracted an additional million passengers to the Promenade trams, bringing an extra revenue of £7,360.• The cities with their canals and punctual trams are among the most pleasant and orderly in the world.• That special trams were run to enable people to view a solar eclipse?• The tram stopped outside the Kings.• The tram was coming towards her from Boar Lane.Origin tram (1800-1900) tram “handle of a wheelbarrow” ((16-19 centuries)), probably from Low German traam “long piece of wood”

tram nounChinese  

along Corpus passengers, vehicle metal a for which travels tracks

tram
tram /træm/ (also tram‧car /ˈtræmkɑː $ -kɑːr/) noun [countable] especially British Englisha vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street
   SYN  streetcar American English
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ bus a large vehicle that people pay to travel on: There were a lot of people on the bus.
   ▪ coach British English a bus with comfortable seats used for long journeys: Taking the coach is cheaper than the train.
   ▪ minibus a small bus with seats for six to twelve people: The school uses a minibus to take teams to matches.
   ▪ double-decker a bus with two levels: the red double-deckers in London
   ▪ articulated bus (also bendy bus British English) a very long bus that has a joint in the middle that allows it to go around corners: Articulated buses have been used in Europe for many years.
   ▪ tram British English, streetcar American English, trolley/trolley car American English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street, and usually gets power from electric lines over the vehicle: We waited at the stop for the tram. | San Diego has a well-used trolley system.
   ▪ tram American English a vehicle with many different parts for people to sit in, and which usually has open sides. A tram runs on wheels and is used to take tourists from place to place within a particular area: The tram takes visitors around the backlot of Universal Studios, where many famous movies were once made.

tramBrE /træm/ 🔊NAmE /træm/ 🔊 (also tram·car) (both BrE) (US street·car, trol·ley) noun

a vehicle driven by electricity, that runs on rails along the streets of a town and carries passengers 有轨电车◆a tram route有轨电车路线