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单词 tote
释义
totetote /təʊt $ toʊt/ (also tote around) verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtote
Origin:
1600-1700 Perhaps from Gullah tot ‘to carry’, probably from a West African language
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
tote
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theytote
he, she, ittotes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theytoted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave toted
he, she, ithas toted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad toted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill tote
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have toted
Continuous Form
PresentIam toting
he, she, itis toting
you, we, theyare toting
PastI, he, she, itwas toting
you, we, theywere toting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been toting
he, she, ithas been toting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been toting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be toting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been toting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a gun-toting cowboy
  • My job was to tote their golf bags and wash their cars.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A small army of men toting machine guns stood at the gate, which slowly swung open in front of us.
  • All told, I counted about 200 catalogs that my overburdened mail carrier had to tote and deliver during the Christmas season.
  • He has toted the ball and the expectations, for better or worse.
  • Instead, he said, they toted their shotguns inside the mansion, burst into the den, and emptied their weapons.
  • Nora is watching the sea, through a huge pair of First World War binoculars that she is toting.
  • She followed him out into the hallway, toting her small suitcase.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhere: · She was carrying a heavy suitcase.· Mary fainted, and had to be carried inside.
especially American English informal to carry something such as a bag or a gun: · He came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase.· Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.
to carry something heavy, with difficulty: · They lugged the mail in heavy canvas bags into the building.
to carry something large and heavy somewhere, especially when this is annoying or hard work: · We carted all the furniture upstairs.
American English informal to carry something heavy: · Marty schlepped the suitcases upstairs.
formal to carry something – used when talking about what someone has with them when they go somewhere. Bear is commonly used as a participle bearing: · They arrived bearing gifts.· Anna returned, bearing a large red packet.
Longman Language Activatorto carry something or someone
to take something from one place to another, by holding it in your hands, lifting it on your back etc: · A porter helped me carry my bags.carry something to/out of/around etc: · The women have to carry water from the well to the village.· I've been carrying this tape-recorder around with me all day.
formal or written to carry something, especially something important: · A messenger arrived, bearing a letter from the ambassador.· At the head of the procession a group of dark-suited men bore the coffin into the church.
American informal to carry something: · My job was to tote their golf bags and wash their cars.· a gun-toting cowboy
also schlep American informal to carry something heavy with difficulty: · We lugged our suitcases up the hotel steps.· I've got enough to carry without lugging your bags as well.
informal to carry something that is awkward or heavy: cart something down/out etc: · Madge picked up the box and carted it out to the back yard.· I'm not going to cart your shopping around all afternoon.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· He was toting the gun for a purpose - to shoot her through the head or knock her unconscious, or both.· A small army of men toting machine guns stood at the gate, which slowly swung open in front of us.
especially American English informal to carry something, especially regularly:  Kids have to tote heavy textbooks around.
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