
busing
词源
源自bus(公共汽车)加动词后缀-ing,20世纪中期随美国校车接送政策普及而广泛使用。
noun
❶ 指用校车接送学生,尤其在美国,为平衡学校种族比例而实施的跨区接送政策。
“The school district implemented busing to promote racial integration.”
(该学区实施校车接送政策以促进种族融合。)
“Busing became a controversial topic in the 1970s.”
(校车接送在20世纪70年代成为争议话题。)
❶ 泛指用公共汽车或校车进行的人员运输行为。
“The company provides busing for employees to the factory.”
(该公司为员工提供前往工厂的班车服务。)
“Summer camp includes busing to all field trip locations.”
(夏令营包含前往所有郊游地点的巴士接送。)
verb
❶ 用巴士运送人员的行为,尤其指按计划路线的集体运输。
“The school is busing students from three different neighborhoods.”
(学校正用校车接送来自三个不同社区的学生。)
“They're busing tourists to the volcano site every morning.”
(他们每天早晨用巴士将游客运送到火山景点。)
常见短语
forced busing — 特指美国政府为消除学校种族隔离而强制实施的跨学区校车接送政策。
“Forced busing led to white flight from urban school districts.”
(强制校车接送导致白人家庭逃离城市学区。)