| 单词 | carry |
| 释义 | carry (kæri ) Word forms: carries , carrying , carried 1. verb A1 If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground. He was carrying a briefcase. [VERB noun] He carried the plate through to the dining room. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] She carried her son to the car. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] If your job involves a lot of paperwork, you're going to need something to carry it all in. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Synonyms: convey, take, move, bring 2. verb B1+ If you carry something, you have it with you wherever you go. You have to carry a bleeper so that they can call you in at any time. [VERB noun] 3. verb B2 If something carries a person or thing somewhere, it takes them there. Flowers are designed to attract insects which then carry the pollen from plant to plant. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The delegation was carrying a message of thanks to the president. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] The ship could carry seventy passengers. [VERB noun] Synonyms: transport, take, transfer, transmit 4. verb If a person or animal is carrying a disease, they are infected with it and can pass it on to other people or animals. He has been carrying the HIV virus for 12 years. [VERB noun] Frogs eat pests which destroy crops and carry diseases. [VERB noun] Synonyms: transmit, transfer, spread, pass on 5. verb [no passive, no cont] If an action or situation has a particular quality or consequence, you can say that it carries it. Check that any medication you're taking carries no risk for your developing baby. [VERB noun] However, professionalism carries a price. [VERB noun] 6. verb If a quality or advantage carries someone into a particular position or through a difficult situation, it helps them to achieve that position or deal with that situation. He had the ruthless streak necessary to carry him into the Cabinet. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] The warmth and strength of their relationship carried them through difficult times. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 7. verb If you carry an idea or a method to a particular extent, you use or develop it to that extent. It's not such a new idea, but I carried it to extremes. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] We could carry that one step further by taking the same genes and putting them into another crop. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 8. verb If a newspaper or poster carries a picture or a piece of writing, it contains it or displays it. Several papers carry the photograph of Mr Anderson. [VERB noun] 9. verb [usually passive] In a debate, if a proposal or motion is carried, a majority of people vote in favour of it. A motion backing its economic policy was carried by 322 votes to 296. [be VERB-ed] 10. verb [no cont] If a crime carries a particular punishment, a person who is found guilty of that crime will receive that punishment. It was a crime of espionage and carried the death penalty. [VERB noun] Synonyms: entail, involve, lead to, occasion [formal] 11. verb If a sound carries, it can be heard a long way away. Even in this stillness Leaphorn doubted if the sound would carry far. [VERB adverb] Synonyms: be audible, travel, be heard 12. verb [no passive] If a candidate or party carries a state or area, they win the election in that state or area. [US] At that time George W. Bush carried the state with 56 percent of the vote. [VERB noun] 13. verb If you carry yourself in a particular way, you walk and move in that way. They carried themselves with great pride and dignity. [VERB pronoun-reflexive preposition/adverb] 14. verb [usually cont] If a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant. [old-fashioned] She claims to be able to predict whether you're carrying a boy or a girl. [VERB noun] Synonyms: be expecting, be pregnant with 15. to get/be carried away phrase If you get carried away or are carried away, you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish. I got completely carried away and almost cried. 16. to carry all before you phrase [VERB inflects] If a person or team carries all before them, they succeed very easily. In the formative years their alliance carried all before it. 17. to carry the can phrase [VERB inflects] If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something. [mainly British, informal] We are a luxury restaurant and if people have a bad experience, we have to carry the can. 18. to carry conviction phrase If something carries conviction, it is likely to be true or likely to be believed. Nor did his denial carry conviction. 19. to carry the day phrase If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition. [journalism] For the time being, the liberals seem to have carried the day. 20. to carry weight phrase If a person or their opinion carries weight, they are respected and are able to influence people. That argument no longer carries as much weight. He still carries considerable weight in medical circles. Phrasal verbs: carry off 1. phrasal verb If you carry something off, you do it successfully. He's got the experience and the authority to carry it off. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you carry off a prize or a trophy, you win it. It carried off the Evening Standard drama award for best play. [VERB PARTICLE noun] carry on 1. phrasal verb B1 If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it. The assistant carried on talking. [VERB PARTICLE verb-ing] Her bravery has given him the will to carry on with his life and his work. [VERB PARTICLE + with] His eldest son Joseph carried on his father's traditions. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 'Do you mind if I just start with the few formal questions please?'—'Carry on.' [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you carry on an activity, you do it or take part in it for a period of time. The consulate will carry on a political dialogue with Indonesia. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He carried on a passionate affair with Mrs Gilbert. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] 3. phrasal verb If you say that someone is carrying on, you are irritated with them because they are talking very excitedly and saying a lot of unnecessary things. [informal, disapproval] She was yelling and screaming and carrying on. [VERB PARTICLE] He was carrying on about some stupid television series. [V P + about] 4. phrasal verb [usually cont] If you say that someone is carrying on with someone else, you mean that they are having a sexual relationship and you do not approve of this, usually because one or both of them are married. [informal, disapproval] Their daughter was carrying on with a married man. [VERB PARTICLE with noun] carry out phrasal verb B2 If you carry out a threat, task, or instruction, you do it or act according to it. The Social Democrats could still carry out their threat to leave the government. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Police say they believe the attacks were carried out by nationalists. [be V-ed P + by] Commitments have been made with very little intention of carrying them out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] carry over phrasal verb If something carries over or is carried over from one situation to another, it continues to exist or apply in the new situation. Priestley's rational outlook in science carried over to religion. [V P + into/to] Springs and wells were decorated, a custom which was carried over into Christian times in Europe. [be V-ed P + into/to] carry through phrasal verb If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties. We don't have the confidence that the U.N. will carry through a sustained program. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The state announced a clear-cut policy and set out to carry it through. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Idioms: carry the day [journalism] if a person or their opinion carries the day in a contest or debate, they win it Dr Mead's argument carried the day. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry all before you [British] to achieve great success in a task or competition Newcastle United were carrying all before them, winning all their matches. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry the can [British] to take the blame for something even though you are not the only person responsible for it It annoys me that I was the only one who carried the can for that defeat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry a big stick to have a lot of power, and therefore be able to get what you want The company carries a big stick. Over the past 107 years it has built itself up into the biggest brand in the world and now controls 44 per cent of the global market. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry a torch for someone to be in love with someone who does not love you, or who is already involved with another person Billy is a divorced plumber who still carries a torch for Danny's sister. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry the torch for something to support something, such as a political party or a particular belief, very strongly and try to persuade other people to support it too This group carries the torch for the millions of people who demonstrated against the regime, and the thousands who died. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry weight to be respected and able to influence people El Tiempo is Colombia's leading newspaper. Its opinions carry considerable weight in the country. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers carry the weight of the world on your shoulders to have very many troubles or responsibilities It was a really emotional time, I felt like I was carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: carry a connotation The very idea of diplomacy carries a connotation of speaking with care. Times, Sunday Times Here it carries a connotation of inappropriateness, through excess, rather than offensiveness. Times, Sunday Times It can carry a connotation that the prognosis of individuals with the condition are more heterogeneous than would be associated with a more precisely defined clinical entry. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A 'call' carries the connotation of a public statement rather than private advice. Times, Sunday Times In such cases, it often carries a connotation of an exclamation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So far, consumers seem able to carry the debt they have taken on. Times, Sunday Times They had 65.16 in the bank, carried a debt of 1 million and were losing 3 million a year. Times, Sunday Times The city carried the debt for decades after. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He gave the businesses to a friend (who made them successful) but carried the debts for many years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But despite the agreement of the steel companies, federal regulators, and others, the banks carrying the debt for these companies refused to approve the merger and the plan was dropped. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some volunteers who carry the gene may be given drug treatment as early as their twenties. Times, Sunday Times (2012) An Arab truck driver carrying a load of animal hides to the city had seen the smoke in the valley and stopped to investigate. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM I carry my passport with me at all times, just in case. Times, Sunday Times Is it foreign because they don’t carry a passport? Globe and Mail Say that you would want to carry the passports, return flight tickets and a safety margin of cash. The Sun She says she usually carries her passport because she doesn't have a driver's licence yet, but the other night she 'almost lost it'. Times, Sunday Times Passengers are required to carry their passports, a valid visa and their travel tickets and check in 2 hours before departure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The offences carry the penalty of a fine and forfeiture of cash. Times, Sunday Times The offence can carry a penalty of three years in prison and a fine of 40,000. The Sun The combined charges against her carry a penalty of up to 20 years in prison. canada.com A conviction can carry a penalty of up to life in prison. canada.com Violations carry a penalty of jail time and fines reaching $150,000 a day. Houston Chronicle They involve inserting a needle into the womb to take samples of amniotic fluid or the placenta, but carry a risk of miscarriage. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Holidays in hot and tropical climes can carry a risk of exotic diseases. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This could attack any as yet undetected cancers but also carried a risk of brain damage. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We didn't know - identical till we were twenty-one - that from then on, you would carry a scar you hated, that from then on you would be split down the middle. The Times Literary Supplement I carry the scar to this day. The Sun I still carry the scar to show my folly that day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We remember those who have been injured, physically or psychologically, who carry the scars of conflict with them each and every day. The Sun He will carry the scars from this savage decision, skulking around and shaking his head after being discarded. The Sun The new charges carry a sentence of up to ten years in prison. Times, Sunday Times Each charge could carry a sentence of ten years in jail and a $250,000 fine. Times, Sunday Times A conviction for stalking would carry a sentence of up to six months in jail and a 5,000 fine. Times, Sunday Times Since most of these extraspecies crimes carry a sentence of death, an industry has sprung up to hide these people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Serious fraud carries a sentence of up to ten years in prison. Times, Sunday Times He says that privilege used to carry a stigma, and people thought that music must be just a hobby for him, some kind of joke. Times, Sunday Times The paper also describes using other microbes, including yeast and smaller cellular components like proteins, to perform similar functions that might not carry the stigma of bacteria. Smithsonian Mag Expected to name names, people found themselves betraying friends and colleagues then having to carry the stigma of stool pigeon. Times, Sunday Times As such, it did not necessarily carry any stigma with it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These can particularly impede projects on brownfields, which carry the stigma of contamination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, virologists did not believe that they could carry the virus. Times, Sunday Times Those who carry the virus without showing signs of illness can still spread the disease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are questions over the effectiveness of thermal screening, however, as people are able to carry the virus without displaying symptoms. Times,Sunday Times Most will eliminate the infection within a couple of years, but others (particularly smokers) can carry the virus for much longer. Times, Sunday Times We also do not know for sure whether people who have antibodies can still carry the virus and infect others. Times,Sunday Times It's presumably designed for people who want to know whether to carry an umbrella. Times, Sunday Times But we don't always carry an umbrella. The Sun She carries an umbrella at all times in case it rains and wears cotton gloves when handling money or newspapers and books. The Sun The days when a bank manager wore a bowler hat, carried an umbrella and disapproved of frivolity have long gone. Times, Sunday Times Gull experts say that eating food while standing next to a wall restricts the birds' flight-path and that carrying an umbrella also helps. Times, Sunday Times The 32m trimaran will carry equipment to monitor climate change and the state of the oceans. Times, Sunday Times Scores of horse teams helped carry equipment and gravel from the camp to the various work areas. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A photographer may work with an assistant who can carry equipment, arrange guests, and assist with clothing adjustments or holding of reflectors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Weather satellites also carry equipment for measuring atmospheric water vapor and cloud temperatures, which can be used to spot a forming eye. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Qualified guides can be hired, as well as mules and porters, to carry equipment and food supplies higher into the mountains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It would not need to carry freight. Infinite in All Directions (1989) Another involves a passenger train that can carry freight at off-peak periods. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Running along a disused railway line for 1.45 miles, it was originally designed to carry freight from the docks. The Sun (2015) Can these old, spavined pack mules of songs live while they're carrying the freight, the weight, of the history of this country? GRACED LAND (1992) An experiment was carried out on postmortem human humerus with cubitus varus. 1994, 'Supracondylar corrective osteotomy for cubitus varus--the internal rotation component and its importance. An unique bone experiment.', Journal of Postgraduate Medicine The experiment was carried out in plastic petri dishes and in glass insectaria. 2016, 'Is a combination of different natural substances suitable for slug (Arion spp.) control?', Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research An experiment was carried out in the greenhouse in pots filled with 5 dm³ of clayey latosol soil samples. 2001, 'Eficiência nutricional para fósforo em linhagens de pimentão Phosphorus efficiency of sweet pepper lines', Horticultura Brasileira The experiment was carried out in two modes of operation of the power amplifier: in quasi-static and in dynamic modes. 2019, 'LUMINOUS FLUX MODULATOR WITH KNOWN OPTICAL PULSE SHAPE', Радіоелектронні і комп'ютерні системи A field experiment was carried out in the years 2008-2010 on rendzina soil. 2012, 'Weed infestation of crops of winter spelt wheat (Triticum aestivum ssp. spelta) cultivars grown under different conditions of mineral fertilization and chemical plant protection', Acta Agrobotanica Iron is important because we need it to make new blood cells that carry oxygen around the body. The Sun (2016) Iron governs the efficiency of the red blood cells that carry oxygen to your tissues and organs. The Sun (2016) He sold his lightweight steam engines to many other experimenters, and formed a company to carry passengers by air - possibly the first such enterprise. Times, Sunday Times But now similar technology could be used to carry passengers. The Sun Further, his aircraft did not have to carry passengers who make their way to the airport in the most trying circumstances. Times, Sunday Times The line, which will eventually extend over 850 miles (1,400km), opens for freight at the end of this year, and will carry passengers from 2013. Times, Sunday Times The system uses pods to carry passengers and freight in low-pressure magnetic tubes. Times, Sunday Times Regardless, the team hoped to carry the momentum into 1991. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were on level terms with nine minutes to go and carrying the momentum. Times, Sunday Times He carried that momentum into the next season and went on to win the 2016 championship. Times,Sunday Times Shares in the company, up threefold last year, carried their momentum into 2010, rising 6 per cent - or 23 per cent this month alone. Times, Sunday Times The powerfully framed obiter dicta in the essays, which were full of contradictions but somehow struck home, carried that momentum forward. The Times Literary Supplement The ship was carrying about 260 passengers and crew. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In a further blow to relief work, a cargo ship carrying supplies for 1,000 victims sank yesterday. The Sun (2008) A train carries about 30 containers, each holding 24,000 litres. Times, Sunday Times With six ten-seat compartments in each coach, each train carries 120 passengers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every train carries a special electronic unit that receives and sends an encrypted block of data which represents the token. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A train carries guests into a tunnel running through a 200,000-gallon shark tank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fungus colonizes the underside of leaves and the wind carries spores between fields. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The whitecaps dance and the wind carries the waves before it. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Swarms of locusts devour the exuberant produce, unless some powerful east wind carries them into the sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Clouds gather, while a strong wind carries the sounds of a huge building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The seed heads are covered in this cottony mass and usually disperse when the wind carries them away. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 运送 Japanese: 運ぶ |
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