释义 |
truck1 /truk/ noun- An open railway wagon for goods
- A trolley
- A bogie
- A low flat barrow
- A small two-wheeled barrow with a turned-up front
- A steerable axle on a skateboard
- A motor vehicle of heavier construction than a car, designed for the transportation of commodities, or often a specific commodity
- A lorry (chiefly N American)
- A small or solid wheel
- A cap at the top of a mast or flagstaff
- A jazz dance, orig and esp of the 1930s, using a rhythmic strutting walk (US sl)
intransitive verb- To work as a truck driver (chiefly N American)
- To dance the truck (see n above) (US sl)
- To walk in an affectedly lounging style with loping strides, the body laid back from the hips (US sl)
transitive verb- To convey by truck
- To put on a truck
ORIGIN: L trochus a wheel, from Gr trochos, from trechein to run truckˈage noun - Carriage by truck
- Charge for carriage by truck
- Supply of trucks
truckˈer or truckˈman noun (chiefly N American) A lorry driver truckˈie noun (Aust and NZ informal) A lorry driver truckˈing noun truckˈload noun - The amount carried in a truck
- (usu in pl) large quantities (of) (informal)
truck stop noun (N American) A transport café |