好词典
carts
UK //kɑːts//US //kɑːrts//
词源
源自中古英语 'cart'，来自古诺尔斯语 'kartr'，可能与古英语 'cræt'（车辆）有关，最终源自原始日耳曼语。
noun
❶ 指用于运输物品的车辆，通常由人力或动物拉动，常见于市场、农场或历史场景中。
“The farmers loaded their harvest onto the carts.”
（农民们把收获的庄稼装上了马车。）
“In the old town, horse-drawn carts are still used for tours.”
（在这个古镇，马拉的马车仍被用于观光。）
❶ 指购物车，特别是在线购物时用于暂存商品的虚拟容器。
“Don't forget to check out the items in your cart before leaving the website.”
（离开网站前别忘了结算购物车里的商品。）
“I added three books to my cart but haven't purchased them yet.”
（我把三本书加入了购物车，但还没付款。）
同义词:wagons, carriages, trolleys, handcarts, buggies
verb
❶ 指用推车或马车运输物品的动作。
“They carted all the furniture to the new house.”
（他们用推车把所有家具运到了新房子。）
“Workers were carting away the debris from the construction site.”
（工人们正用推车运走建筑工地的瓦砾。）
同义词:transport, haul, convey, move, carry
常见短语
put the cart before the horse — 比喻做事本末倒置，把事情的顺序搞反了。
“Buying furniture before finding a house is putting the cart before the horse.”
（还没找到房子就先买家具，这简直是本末倒置。）
cart off — 指用推车运走某物，常带有强制或不情愿的意味。
“The protesters were carted off to jail by the police.”
（抗议者被警察用警车押送到了监狱。）