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wagon

UK //ˈwæɡ.ən//US //ˈwæɡ.ən//

词源

源自中古荷兰语'wagen',与古英语'wægn'同源,最终来自原始日耳曼语*wagnaz,意为'车辆'。

noun

❶ 一种四轮运载工具,通常由马或牛牵引,用于运输货物或人员。常见于农业或历史场景中。

“The farmers loaded the harvest onto the wagon.”

(农民们把收获的庄稼装上了马车。)

“In the 19th century, pioneers traveled west in covered wagons.”

(19世纪时,拓荒者们乘坐有篷马车向西行进。)

❶ 铁路货运车厢,用于运输散装货物如煤炭或矿石。

“The train consisted of 20 coal wagons.”

(这列火车由20节运煤车厢组成。)

“They loaded the iron ore into the railway wagons.”

(他们把铁矿石装进铁路货车车厢。)

同义词:cart, carriage, truck, lorry, freight car

verb

❶ 用马车或货车运输(货物或人员)。

“They wagoned the supplies to the remote village.”

(他们用马车把补给品运到偏远的村庄。)

“The army wagoned ammunition to the front lines.”

(军队用货车把弹药运往前线。)

同义词:transport, haul, convey, ship, carry

常见短语

on the wagon — 戒酒状态,指一个人暂时或永久性地停止饮酒。

“After his health scare, John decided to stay on the wagon.”

(在健康恐慌之后,约翰决定保持戒酒状态。)

off the wagon — 破戒饮酒,指戒酒的人又开始喝酒。

“She was sober for six months before falling off the wagon at the party.”

(她戒酒六个月,却在派对上又破戒喝酒了。)

wagon train — 由多辆马车组成的队伍,特指美国西部拓荒时期移民的车队。

“The wagon train traveled slowly across the prairie.”

(马车队缓慢地穿越草原。)