◙ (pl. buses ; 美亦作 busses) 1. a large motor vehicle carrying passengers by road, typically one serving the public on a fixed route and for a fare • 公共汽车 »[as modifier] a bus service. 公交服务业。 (informal, dated)a motor car, aircraft, or other vehicle, regarded with familiarity or affection • [非正式，旧] （熟悉或喜欢的）汽车，飞机，其他运输工具 2. [Computing] a distinct set of conductors carrying data and control signals within a computer system, to which pieces of equipment may be connected in parallel • [计算机] 总线 ◙ (buses 或 busses, bused 或 bussed, busing 或 bussing) 1. [with obj.andadverbial of direction] [常作 be bussed] transport in a communal road vehicle • （用公用车）运送 »staff were bussed in and out of the factory. 人员有厂车运送。 [N. Amer] transport (a child of one race) to a school where another race is predominant, in an attempt to promote racial integration • [北美] 用公共汽车载送；用校车载送（尤指为促进种族融合而载送学校中少数种族的学生） [no obj., with adverbial of direction] travel by road in a public vehicle • 乘公共汽车 »the priest bussed in from a neighbouring parish. 牧师从附近教区乘公共汽车来。 2. [with obj.] (chiefly N. Amer.)remove (dirty plates and dishes) from a table in a restaurant or cafeteria • [主北美] （从餐馆桌上）撤掉（脏盘碟） remove dirty plates and dishes from (a table) • 拿走脏盘碟