carry
UK/'kærɪ/US/'kæri/
NGSL 1kIELTSA1
Definitions
v.
To hold and take something from one place to another.
拿、扛、搬运、携带。
v.
To support the weight of something.
承载，支撑（重量）。
v.
To have or contain as a feature or consequence.
带有，伴有（后果、特征）。
n.
The act or manner of carrying; the distance something is carried.
搬运（的方式）；运程。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcarry comes through Old French carier 'to transport in a vehicle,' from carrus, the Latin word for a wheeled cart. The same carrus gives us car, carriage, and cargo. So carry literally began as 'to move by cart,' and only later broadened to carrying by any means — even abstractly (a vote carries, a risk carries weight).
Root car still carries 96 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.carry a bag拎包
- 2.carry weight有分量
- 3.carry a risk带有风险
- 4.carry out a plan执行计划
Example Sentences
- 1.
Could you help me carry these boxes upstairs?
- 2.
The bridge can carry up to forty tons of traffic.
- 3.
Smoking carries serious risks to your health.
- 4.
The motion was carried by a large majority.