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来自中古英语 'wheelbarow',由 'wheel'(轮子)和 'barrow'(古代搬运工具)组成,最早记录于14世纪。
❶ 一种小型手推车,通常有一个轮子在前方,两个把手在后,用于搬运泥土、建筑材料等重物。
“The gardener used a wheelbarrow to carry soil across the yard.”
(园丁用手推车将泥土运到院子另一边。)
“We loaded the bricks into the wheelbarrow to move them to the construction site.”
(我们把砖块装上手推车,运到建筑工地。)
❶ 用手推车运送物品,通常指费力地搬运重物。
“They wheelbarrowed the gravel from the truck to the backyard.”
(他们用手推车把碎石从卡车运到后院。)
“After the storm, we had to wheelbarrow all the fallen branches.”
(暴风雨过后,我们不得不用手推车运送所有掉落的树枝。)
wheelbarrow race — 一种趣味比赛,一人坐在手推车里,另一人推着跑,常见于乡村集市或团队建设活动。
“The annual company picnic always includes a hilarious wheelbarrow race.”
(公司年度野餐会总是包括一场搞笑的手推车比赛。)