
crates
词源
源自拉丁语'cratis'(柳条编织物),通过古法语'crate'传入英语,最初指用枝条编织的容器。
noun
❶ 指木质或塑料制成的大型容器,通常用于运输或储存物品,常见于物流和仓储场景。
“The workers loaded the crates onto the truck carefully.”
(工人们小心翼翼地把板条箱装到卡车上。)
“We store seasonal decorations in plastic crates in the basement.”
(我们把季节性装饰品存放在地下室的塑料箱里。)
❶ 在计算机编程中特指Rust语言的包管理单元,相当于其他语言的库或模块。
“You need to add this crate to your dependencies in Cargo.toml.”
(你需要在Cargo.toml文件中把这个crate添加到依赖项。)
“The serde crate is widely used for serialization in Rust.”
(serde crate在Rust中被广泛用于序列化操作。)
verb
❶ 将物品装入板条箱或集装箱的动作,通常指为运输做准备。
“They crated the fragile china with plenty of padding.”
(他们用大量填充物把易碎的瓷器装箱。)
“The museum staff is crating the paintings for the international exhibition.”
(博物馆工作人员正在为国际展览装箱画作。)
常见短语
crate up — 指将所有物品装箱打包的动作,常用于搬家或运输前的准备阶段。
“It took us two days to crate up the entire office for relocation.”
(我们花了两天时间把整个办公室的物品打包准备搬迁。)
milk crate — 特指用于装运牛奶瓶的方形塑料箱,现常被改造用作储物或家具。
“College students often use milk crates as makeshift bookshelves.”
(大学生经常用牛奶箱当作临时书架。)