carry
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they carry | |
| he / she / it carries | |
| past simple carried | |
| past participle carried | |
| -ing form carrying |
- [transitive]
to support the weight of somebody/something and take them or it from place to place; to take somebody/something from one place to another 拿；提；搬；扛；背；抱；運送 - carry somebody/something
He was carrying a large bag. 他提着一個大包。 to carry a sign/banner/flag 舉着標志/橫幅/旗幟 The plane was carrying 122 passengers and five crew. 這架飛機載有122名乘客和5名機組人員。 - carry somebody/something + adv./prep.
She carried her baby in her arms. 她懷裏抱着她的嬰兒。 The injured were carried away on stretchers. 傷員用擔架擡走了。 a train carrying commuters to work 運送上班乘客的市郊往返列車
Extra ExamplesA train carrying hundreds of commuters was derailed this morning. 一列載有數百名通勤者的火車今天早上出軌了。 He carried her on his back for over five miles. 他背着她走了五英裏多。 He was carrying a battered suitcase. 他提着一只破舊的手提箱。 How are we going to get this home? It's too heavy to carry. 我們怎麽把這個搬回家？它太重了，搬不動。 Several of the ships carrying troops to the area were torpedoed. 幾艘運送部隊到該地區的船只被魚雷擊中。 Some of the protesters were carrying placards. 一些抗議者舉着標語牌。 The boat can carry up to five people. 那條船最多可以載五人。 The little girl was exhausted and wanted to be carried. 小女孩累壞了，想被抱走。 The truck was carrying illegal drugs worth up to $2 million. 那輛卡車上載有價值高達200萬元的非法毒品。 Women here have to carry water two miles from the nearest well. 這裏的婦女必須從最近的井邊兩英裏處打水。
- carry somebody/something
- [transitive]
to have something with you and take it wherever you go 攜帶；佩帶 - carry something
to carry a weapon/knife 攜帶武器/刀 Police in many countries carry guns. 許多國家的警察都帶槍。 - carry something + adv./prep.
I never carry much money on me. 我身上從不多帶錢。
Extra ExamplesI always carry my diary with me. 我總是随身帶着我的日記。 I don't like carrying a lot of money around. 我不喜歡帶着很多錢到處走。 He carries around an ancient old blanket. 他随身帶着一條古老的舊毯子。
- carry something
- [transitive]
to contain and direct the flow of water, electricity, etc. 輸送，傳輸，傳送（水、電等） - carry something
a pipeline carrying oil 輸油管道 - carry something + adv./prep.
The veins carry blood to the heart. 靜脈把血液輸送到心髒。 Canals were built to carry water from the Snake River to Milner Dam in 1905. 1905年修建了運河，將蛇河的水輸送到米爾納大壩。
Extra ExamplesBlood vessels carry blood to every part of the body. 血管將血液輸送到身體各處。 The heated air is carried by flues to the walls. 熱氣被煙道帶到牆上。 The pipelines carry oil across Siberia. 管道橫貫西伯利亞輸送石油。
- carry something
- [transitive] carry something
if a person, an insect, etc. carries a disease, they have already caught it and might spread it to others although they might not become ill themselves 傳播；傳染 - [transitive] carry something in your head/mind
to be able to remember something 能記住；能回想起 - [transitive] carry something
to support the weight of something 支撐；承載 - [transitive] carry something
to accept responsibility for something; to suffer the results of something 承擔（責任）；承受（結果） He is carrying the department (= it is only working because of his efforts). 他支撐着這個部門的工作。 Their group was targeted to carry the burden of job losses. 他們那個小組被選中成爲裁員的目標。 She carries a full load of classes while also serving as department head. 她在擔任系主任的同時，還要承擔一大堆課程。
- [transitive] carry something
to have something as a quality or feature 具有（某品質或特點） - [transitive] carry something
to have something as a result 帶有，帶來（某種結果或後果） - [intransitive] + noun + adv./prep.
if something that is thrown, kicked, etc. carries a particular distance, it travels that distance before stopping 扔（或踢等）到…距離 - [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.)
if a sound carries, it can be heard a long distance away 傳得很遠 - [transitive] carry something/somebody to/into something
to take something/somebody to a particular point or in a particular direction 使向…前進；把…推進到 The war was carried into enemy territory. 戰爭已推進到敵方境内。 Her abilities carried her to the top of her profession. 她的才能使她在本行業中出類拔萃。
- [transitive, usually passive] carry something
to approve of something by more people voting for it than against it （以票數多出）通過 - [transitive]
to win the support or sympathy of somebody; to persuade people to accept your argument 赢得…支持（或同情）；勸說…接受論點 - carry somebody
His moving speech was enough to carry the audience. 他感人的演講足以赢得聽衆的支持。 - carry something
She nodded in agreement, and he saw he had carried his point. 她同意地點點頭，他明白他的話已收到效果。
- carry somebody
- [transitive] carry something
to have a particular label attached; to give a particular message or piece of information 貼有（標簽）；附有（信息） - [transitive] carry something
if a newspaper, broadcast, etc. carries a particular story, it publishes or broadcasts it 刊登；登載；播出；報道 - [transitive] carry something
if a shop carries a particular item, it has it for sale 銷售；出售 We carry a range of educational software. 我們出售各種教育軟件。 We do carry green tea, but we don't have any (in stock) right now. 我們確實賣綠茶，可是現在無貨。
- [transitive] be carrying somebody
to be pregnant with somebody 懷孕；懷胎 - [transitive] carry yourself + adv./prep.
to hold or move your head or body in a particular way 保持姿態；做姿勢 to carry yourself well 姿勢正確
- [transitive] carry something
to add a number to the next column on the left when adding up numbers, for example when the numbers add up to more than ten 進位 see also concealed carry, open carry
take with you帶走
of pipes/wires管道；線路
disease疾病
remember記憶
support weight承重
responsibility責任
have as quality/feature具有品質／特點
of throw/kick扔；踢
of sound聲音
take to place/position帶到…地方／位置
approval/support贊成；支持
have label/message
news story新聞報道
item in store商店商品
baby嬰兒
yourself自己
adding numbers加法
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier, based on Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.
Idioms
as fast as your legs can carry you
as quickly as you can 盡快
be/get carried away
carry all/everything before you
to be completely successful 全勝；大獲成功
carry the ball
carry the can (for something/somebody)
- (British English, informal)
to accept the blame for something, especially when it is not your fault 承受責難；（尤指）代人受過，背黑鍋
carry/win the day
- (formal)
to be successful against somebody/something 得勝；佔上風；取得成功 Despite strong opposition, the ruling party carried the day. 盡管遭到強烈反對，執政黨還是獲勝了。 Teamwork and persistence can still win the day. 團隊合作和堅持仍然可以赢得勝利。
carry/take something too far
to continue doing something beyond reasonable limits 做得過分
carry a torch for somebody
to be in love with somebody, especially somebody who does not love you in return 愛上（尤指單相思）；癡戀
carry weight (with somebody)
fetch and carry (for somebody)
to do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their servant （爲某人）打雜，當聽差，跑腿 Most of her day was spent fetching and carrying for her family. 她一天的大部分時間都用來爲家人取東西和搬運東西。 She expected him to do all the fetching and carrying. 她希望他做所有的搬運工作。