vehicle

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Thân thiện

A red vehicle drives down a wide city street.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A conveyance that transports people or objects: A device or machine, typically with wheels and an engine, used for carrying passengers or goods on land.
   • A medium for the expression or achievement of something: Something used as a means of conveying, communicating, or accomplishing an idea, feeling, or goal.
   • A substance that facilitates the use of another material: In chemistry, pharmacology, or art, a liquid or other medium in which a drug, pigment, or active ingredient is mixed for application or use.
   • An inanimate object that can transmit infectious agents: An object that can carry and transfer germs from one person to another.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Conveyance):
  • The car is the most common private vehicle.
  • Public vehicles like buses and trains are essential for city life.
• Noun (Medium for expression):
  • The novel served as a vehicle for the author's social critique.
  • Music can be a powerful vehicle for emotion.
• Noun (Facilitating substance):
  • The lotion uses aloe vera gel as its main vehicle.
  • In painting, linseed oil is a common vehicle for pigments.
• Noun (Transmitter of infection):
  • Door handles can be a vehicle for spreading viruses.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a vehicle for something": To serve as a means to express or achieve a particular thing.
  • The charity event was a vehicle for raising awareness about the issue.
• "To use something as a vehicle": To employ something as a tool or channel.
  • He used his popular blog as a vehicle for his philosophical ideas.

Variants and Related Words

• Vehicular (adj): Relating to or designed for vehicles.
  • Vehicular traffic was heavy this morning.
• Motor vehicle (n): A road vehicle powered by an engine.
  • You need a license to operate a motor vehicle.

Synonyms

• Conveyance: A means of transport.
• Medium: An intervening substance or channel.
• Carrier: Something that carries or transmits.

Related Phrases

• Commercial vehicle: A vehicle used for transporting goods or fare-paying passengers.
  • Trucks and taxis are types of commercial vehicles.
• Space vehicle: A craft designed for travel or operation in outer space.
  • The space vehicle successfully entered orbit.

Related Idioms

• "Just a vehicle": Used to indicate that something (like a story or event) is merely a means to showcase something else, often implying the primary content is less important.
  • Critics said the film's plot was just a vehicle for its spectacular special effects.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
2. any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
3. a medium for the expression or achievement of something
   • his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views
   • a congregation is a vehicle of group identity
   • the play was just a vehicle to display her talents
4. a conveyance that transports people or objects

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