
wagon
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。)
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。)
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。)