carpool /ˈkɑːˌpuːl/ (also car-pool) ( carpooling, carpooled, carpools )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A carpool is an arrangement where a group of people take turns driving each other to work, or driving each other's children to school. A carpool also refers to the people travelling together in a car. 拼车; 拼车旅行的人

  例：

  His wife stays home to drive the children to school in the carpool.

  他妻子留在家里同别人拼车送孩子上学。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A carpool is a number of cars that are owned by a company or organization for the use of its employees or members. (公司或机构供员工使用的) 车队 [商业]

• 3. 

  V-I If a group of people carpool, they take turns driving each other to work, or driving each other's children to school. 拼车 [美国英语]

  例：

  The government says fewer Americans are carpooling to work.

  政府宣称拼车上班的美国人越来越少。