transit

tran·sit

T0319100 (trăn′sĭt, -zĭt)n.1. The act of passing over, across, or through; passage.2. a. Conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a local public transportation system.b. The system or vehicles used for such conveyance.3. A transition or change, as to a spiritual existence at death.4. Astronomy a. The passage of a celestial body across the observer's meridian.b. The passage of a smaller celestial body or its shadow across the disk of a larger celestial body.5. A surveying instrument similar to a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.v. tran·sit·ed, tran·sit·ing, tran·sits v.tr.1. To pass over, across, or through: aircraft transiting the United States and Canada.2. Astronomy To make a transit across (a celestial body as perceived by an observer), as a planet passing between the sun and Earth.3. To revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its direction.v.intr. Astronomy To make a transit.

---

[Middle English transite, from Latin trānsitus, from past participle of trānsīre, to go across; see transient.]

transit

(ˈtrænsɪt; ˈtrænz-) n1. a. the passage or conveyance of goods or peopleb. (as modifier): a transit visa. 2. a change or transition3. a route4. (Astronomy) astronomy a. the passage of a celestial body or satellite across the face of a relatively larger body as seen from the earthb. the apparent passage of a celestial body across the meridian, caused by the earth's diurnal rotation5. (Astrology) astrology the passage of a planet across some special point on the zodiac6. in transit while being conveyed; during passagevb7. to make a transit through or over (something)8. (Astronomy) astronomy to make a transit across (a celestial body or the meridian)9. (Surveying) to cause (the telescope of a surveying instrument) to turn over or (of such a telescope) to be turned over in a vertical plane so that it points in the opposite direction[C15: from Latin transitus a going over, from transīre to pass over; see transient] ˈtransitable adj

tran•sit

(ˈtræn sɪt, -zɪt)

n. 1. the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another. 2. conveyance or transportation from one place to another, as of persons or goods. 3. a means or system of local public transportation, esp. in an urban area. 4. a transition or change. 5. Astron. a. the passage of a heavenly body across the meridian of a given location or through the field of a telescope. b. the passage of Mercury or Venus across the disk of the sun, or of a satellite or its shadow across the face of its primary. 6. Astrol. the passage of a planet in aspect to another planet or a specific point in a horoscope. 7. a surveyor's instrument, as a theodolite, having a telescope that can be transited, used for measuring horizontal and sometimes vertical angles. v.t. 8. to pass across or through. 9. to turn (the telescope of a surveyor's transit) in a vertical plane in order to reverse direction. 10. Astron. to cross (a meridian, celestial body, etc.). v.i. 11. to pass over or through something. 12. Astron. to make a transit across a meridian, celestial body, etc. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin trānsitus going across, passage =trānsi-, variant s. of trānsīre to go across (trāns- trans- + -īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action]

transit

Past participle: transited
Gerund: transiting

Imperative
transit
transit

Present
I transit
you transit
he/she/it transits
we transit
you transit
they transit

Preterite
I transited
you transited
he/she/it transited
we transited
you transited
they transited

Present Continuous
I am transiting
you are transiting
he/she/it is transiting
we are transiting
you are transiting
they are transiting

Present Perfect
I have transited
you have transited
he/she/it has transited
we have transited
you have transited
they have transited

Past Continuous
I was transiting
you were transiting
he/she/it was transiting
we were transiting
you were transiting
they were transiting

Past Perfect
I had transited
you had transited
he/she/it had transited
we had transited
you had transited
they had transited

Future
I will transit
you will transit
he/she/it will transit
we will transit
you will transit
they will transit

Future Perfect
I will have transited
you will have transited
he/she/it will have transited
we will have transited
you will have transited
they will have transited

Future Continuous
I will be transiting
you will be transiting
he/she/it will be transiting
we will be transiting
you will be transiting
they will be transiting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been transiting
you have been transiting
he/she/it has been transiting
we have been transiting
you have been transiting
they have been transiting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been transiting
you will have been transiting
he/she/it will have been transiting
we will have been transiting
you will have been transiting
they will have been transiting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been transiting
you had been transiting
he/she/it had been transiting
we had been transiting
you had been transiting
they had been transiting

Conditional
I would transit
you would transit
he/she/it would transit
we would transit
you would transit
they would transit

Past Conditional
I would have transited
you would have transited
he/she/it would have transited
we would have transited
you would have transited
they would have transited

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	transit - a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripodtheodolitealidad, alidade - surveying instrument consisting of the upper movable part of a theodolite including the telescope and its attachmentssurveying instrument, surveyor's instrument - an instrument used by surveyorstacheometer, tachymeter - a theodolite designed for rapid measurements
	2.	transit - a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goodstransportation, transportation systemairfield, flying field, landing field, field - a place where planes take off and landair transportation system - a transportation system for moving passengers or goods by airbridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"highway system - a transportation system consisting of roads for motor transportinfrastructure, base - the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrierpublic transit - a public transportation system for moving passengerspublic transport - conveyance for passengers or mail or freightshort line - a transportation system that operates over relatively short distancestelferage, telpherage - a transportation system in which cars (telphers) are suspended from cables and operated on electricitydepot, terminal, terminus - station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goodsway - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	3.	transit - a journey usually by ship; "the outward passage took 10 days"passagejourney, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to anotherlockage - passage through a lock in a canal or waterway
Verb	1.	transit - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"move through, pass across, pass through, pass overtransit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"cut - pass through or across; "The boat cut the water"go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
	2.	transit - pass across (a sign or house of the zodiac) or pass across (the disk of a celestial body or the meridian of a place); "The comet will transit on September 11"go across, pass, go through - go across or through; "We passed the point where the police car had parked"; "A terrible thought went through his mind"
	3.	transit - revolve (the telescope of a surveying transit) about its horizontal transverse axis in order to reverse its directionrevolve, roll - cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words"
	4.	transit - cause or enable to pass through; "The canal will transit hundreds of ships every day"move through, pass across, pass through, transit, pass over - make a passage or journey from one place to another; "The tourists moved through the town and bought up all the souvenirs;" "Some travelers pass through the desert"bring, convey, take - take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

transit

noun1. movement, transfer, transport, passage, travel, crossing, motion, transportation, carriage, shipment, traverse, conveyance, portage They halted transit of EU livestock.verb1. pass, travel, cross, journey, traverse, move They have been allowed back into Kuwait by transitting through Baghdad.in transit en route, on the way, on the road, on the move, in motion, on the go (informal), on the journey, while travelling, during transport, during passage We cannot be held responsible for goods lost in transit.

transit

noun1. The moving of persons or goods from one place to another:carriage, conveyance, transport, transportation.2. The process or an instance of passing from one form, state, or stage to another:change, passage, shift, transition.verbTo go across:cross, pass, track, traverse.

Translations

运输运送

transit

(ˈtrӕnsit) noun the carrying or movement of goods, passengers etc from place to place. The goods have been lost in transit. 運輸，運送 运输，运送

transit

→ 运输zhCN