
cart
词源
源自古英语cræt或crat,原指两轮马车,与荷兰语krat(篮子)和古高地德语chrat(框架)同源。
noun
❶ 指一种通常由人力或动物拉动的两轮或四轮车辆,用于运输货物或农产品。常见于农场、市场等场所。
“The farmer loaded the hay onto the cart.”
(农夫把干草装上了马车。)
“We saw a horse-drawn cart in the old town.”
(我们在古镇看到了一辆马拉的板车。)
❶ 在现代语境中,也指超市或网站中的虚拟购物车,用于暂存顾客选择的商品。
“Don't forget to check out your online shopping cart before leaving the website.”
(离开网站前别忘了结算你的在线购物车。)
“I added three items to my cart but haven't paid yet.”
(我在购物车里添加了三件商品但还没付款。)
verb
❶ 指用推车或马车运输物品,通常需要费些力气搬运。
“We had to cart all our luggage to the train station.”
(我们不得不把所有行李用手推车运到火车站。)
“The workers are carting away the construction debris.”
(工人们正在用推车运走建筑垃圾。)
常见短语
put the cart before the horse — 比喻做事本末倒置,把事情的顺序弄反了。
“Buying furniture before finding an apartment is putting the cart before the horse.”
(还没找到公寓就先买家具,这简直是本末倒置。)
cart off — 指强行或匆忙地把某人或某物带走,常带有不情愿的意味。
“The security guards carted off the protesters.”
(保安人员把抗议者强行带走了。)