caboose

释义

• n. 轮船上的厨房；（载货火车最后一节的）守车

词源

caboose (n.)

1747, "ship's cookhouse," from Middle Dutch kambuis "ship's galley," from Low German kabhuse "wooden cabin on ship's deck;" probably a compound whose elements correspond to English cabin and house (n.). Railroading sense is by 1859.

例句

• 1. My head got hit when we slammed into that caboose. 先前碰撞交会.我也撞晕了过去.
• 2. The caboose to the last freight car. 守车和最后一节货车联接上.
• 3. The uncoupled caboose rolled down the incline. 脱钩的守车滚下了山坡.