出租车的英文是taxi。taxi可作名词和不及物动词两种词性，基本含义除了“出租车”之外，还有“计程车”、“小巴士”、“的士”、“小公共汽车”、“滑行”等意思。
taxi的中文含义及用法介绍
1、作为名词，意为出租车;的士;出租汽车;计程车;(非洲某些地方走固定路线、乘客可随时上下的)小公共汽车，小巴士。
例句：We'd better take a taxi .
我们最好乘出租车。
The taxi drew up in front of the Riviera Club...
出租车在里维埃拉俱乐部门口停了下来。
You'll be able to get a taxi outside the station.
在车站外可搭乘出租车。
The water taxi can run for a day after being recharged.
水上的士充电后可行驶一天。
I was thinking maybe he could go by taxi.
我在想大概他可以坐的士去。
She never took a taxi, even though she could afford to.
尽管她坐得起出租汽车，但她从未坐过。
If you miss that train then you'll have to get a taxi.
如果你错过那趟火车，那就得坐出租汽车。
She told the taxi driver not to be so familiar.
她告诉计程车司机别这样过分随便。
Get off the water taxi and walk across the bridge.
跳下水上计程车，去桥上走一遭吧。
After another long stretch of time, a taxi finally showed up.
又过了许久，终于等到一辆计程车。
I left my mobile phone in the taxi when going home.
回家的时候我把手机落在计程车上。
2、作为不及物动词，意为(起飞前或降落后在地面上)滑行。
例句：She gave permission to the plane to taxi into position and hold for takeoff...
她发出指令，允许飞机滑行入位，准备起飞。
The engine note changed as the aircraft landed, taxied and halted
发动机的声音随着飞机着陆、滑行和停下一直在变化。
The plane comes in and taxis up to its place.
飞机降落了，并滑行到位。
Left turn from your present position, taxi to north for runway 21.
从现在位置左转，向北滑行，使用21号跑道。
Please remain seated since the airplane is still taxiing.
请不要离开座位，飞机还在滑行中。
