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A joyride, in the sense the news and the law care about, is this: someone takes a car that is not theirs — steals it, or drives it with no right to — and then drives it fast and wildly for the thrill, not to keep the car and not because they need to get somewhere. It is a crime.
A joyride, in the sense the news and the law care aboutjoyride，在新聞和法律關心的意思裡 is this指的是這樣的事 someone takes a car that is not theirs有人開走一輛不是自己的車 steals it, or drives it with no right to偷走它，或沒有權利卻開走它 and then drives it fast and wildly for the thrill然後為了刺激感狂飆亂開 not to keep the car不是為了留下這輛車 and not because they need to get somewhere也不是因為需要去哪裡 It is a crime這是一種犯罪
The same word is a verb: to joyride, they joyrode / joyridden in some speakers’ talk, though many people just say went on a joyride. It is not a gentle word in police or newspaper English.
The same word is a verb這個字也可以當動詞 to joyrideto joyride they joyrode / joyridden in some speakers' talk有些人會說joyrode或joyridden當過去式 though many people just say went on a joyride不過很多人乾脆說went on a joyride It is not a gentle word這不是一個溫和的字 in police or newspaper English在警方或新聞英文裡
Though actually, people stretch it. Friends may call any , slightly wild trip in a car “a joyride” even when nobody stole anything. That looser use is informal and playful.
Though actually不過實際上 people stretch it大家把這個字用得比較寬鬆 Friends may call any exciting, slightly wild trip in a car朋友之間可能把任何刺激又有點瘋狂的兜風 'a joyride'叫做「a joyride」 even when nobody stole anything即使根本沒有人偷車 That looser use is informal and playful這種比較寬鬆的用法是口語又帶點玩笑的
The core meaning, the one this word is filed under, is still the stolen-car kind: fun for the driver, danger for everyone else, and against the law.
The core meaning核心意思 the one this word is filed under也就是這個字歸屬的那個定義 is still the stolen-car kind仍然是偷車那種 fun for the driver對開車的人來說很好玩 danger for everyone else對其他人來說卻很危險 and against the law而且違法
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
joyridenoun/ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/
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A ride in a vehicle taken solely for pleasure or enjoyment, especially a vehicle ride taken with no particular goal or purpose and just for the pleasure or enjoyment of a vehicle ride.
- Launched last March, the H.C.C. is similar to a country club-except, instead of playing golf, members take joyrides or leisurely weekend trips in any of the top-of-the-line cars housed in a Century City garage.
- It's called the Beast for a reason: You literally hold on to your hat -- and your sunglasses, and anything else that isn't secured -- for a 30-minute joyride. Painted to look like a bright green, sharp-toothed shark, this 70-foot racing boat zips down the Hudson, skips over waves and zooms past the Empire State Building and other landmarks at up to 45 mph.
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An instance of driving a motor vehicle in a carefree or reckless manner, especially a vehicle which has been taken without the permission of the owner.
- Thieves took three go-karts for a joyride through the streets of Norwich.
- “A joyride gone terribly wrong,” Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor said during a news conference in Steilacoom, which is about 3 miles from the island.
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A very pleasant experience.
- Hello, you fool, I love you / Come on, join the joyride
- Treat your taste buds. A good meal is a three-hour joyride for the senses — as rich as visiting an art gallery and as stimulating as a good massage.
joyrideverb/ˈd͡ʒɔɪˌɹaɪd/
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To take a joyride.
- You joyride around for a while listening / to the radio, and then abandon death, walk / away, and leave death for the police / to find.
- His parents were out shopping and he used the opportunity to snatch the keys to the 1999 Suzuki Esteem and joyride around the neighborhood.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。