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单词 suitcase
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Definition of suitcase in English:

suitcase

noun ˈsuːtkeɪsˈsutˌkeɪs
  • A case with a handle and a hinged lid, used for carrying clothes and other personal possessions.

    three huge suitcases and a plethora of hand baggage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In two months I will pack my suitcases, bring the kids and dog and husband to the airport and leave Sofia.
    • Thy broke the glass in the rear nearside window and grabbed a black suitcase containing the equipment.
    • There he would feign despair by plunging fully clad into the swimming pool carrying weighted suitcases.
    • Pru had brought three suitcases, a tackle bag and a rucksack in addition to two carrier bags.
    • Maybe they were in a witness protection programme and their entire former lives were packed into those suitcases.
    • Hurray, it's finally May - the month when many of us pack our suitcases and head off for a well earned break.
    • There's a story that I would have to carry the cash in suitcases, which is not true.
    • This in turn means you will never again be allowed to bring in coal or carry suitcases.
    • Apparently some divers end up having to buy extra suitcases to carry all the goodies home.
    • I am hunched against the biting wind, and all my possessions are next to me in a battered suitcase.
    • Every year she travels to Israel to visit her son and takes a huge suitcase packed with baby clothes to the hospital.
    • Where people find suitcases so big and so much to put in them is beyond me.
    • Fathers carry small children, while other men carry suitcases and plastic bags.
    • As it was, we had to buy more suitcases to carry all our purchases home, but the savings were astronomical.
    • Two suitcases packed with 100 dollar notes were found by police checking out a stolen BMW.
    • I was offered so many chances to buy contraband cigars I'd have needed extra suitcases to carry them away.
    • During the holidays I borrowed a hand cart from the mill and carried suitcases up to Rishton station for a shilling.
    • I trudged two miles to a friend's, with all my worldly goods tightly packed into two suitcases.
    • Some carried a travelling bag, others carried one or two suitcases in their hands.
    • One of his suitcases contained three cylindrical stone seals, made of marble and alabaster.
    Synonyms
    travelling bag, travel bag, case, grip, valise, overnight case, portmanteau, vanity case, holdall
    briefcase, attaché case, Gladstone bag
    trunk, chest
    (suitcases) luggage, baggage

Derivatives

  • suitcaseful

  • nounPlural suitcasefuls
    • At the airport the subdued passengers from Dubai were not simple shoppers returning from a weekend shopping trip abroad, they were smugglers carrying suitcasefuls of clothes, cosmetics and jewelery.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • With products multiplying on drugstore and cosmetics-department shelves, it's a relief to hear that we don't need to buy a suitcaseful of face stuff.
      • When I go to another country I always travel with a suitcaseful of extra things to give to Jews who can use them.
      • As the Preface explains, this ‘Autobiography’ of Mary Buckler was pieced together by her youngest son Bryan out of a suitcaseful of papers which he had retrieved from her effects.
      • Cameras are smuggled by the suitcaseful from all over the former Soviet Union, to deal with an ever growing demand.
 
 

Definition of suitcase in US English:

suitcase

nounˈso͞otˌkāsˈsutˌkeɪs
  • A case with a handle and a hinged lid, used for carrying clothes and other personal possessions.

    three huge suitcases and a plethora of hand baggage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Maybe they were in a witness protection programme and their entire former lives were packed into those suitcases.
    • Every year she travels to Israel to visit her son and takes a huge suitcase packed with baby clothes to the hospital.
    • There he would feign despair by plunging fully clad into the swimming pool carrying weighted suitcases.
    • Apparently some divers end up having to buy extra suitcases to carry all the goodies home.
    • Fathers carry small children, while other men carry suitcases and plastic bags.
    • Hurray, it's finally May - the month when many of us pack our suitcases and head off for a well earned break.
    • This in turn means you will never again be allowed to bring in coal or carry suitcases.
    • As it was, we had to buy more suitcases to carry all our purchases home, but the savings were astronomical.
    • I trudged two miles to a friend's, with all my worldly goods tightly packed into two suitcases.
    • Where people find suitcases so big and so much to put in them is beyond me.
    • I was offered so many chances to buy contraband cigars I'd have needed extra suitcases to carry them away.
    • Pru had brought three suitcases, a tackle bag and a rucksack in addition to two carrier bags.
    • During the holidays I borrowed a hand cart from the mill and carried suitcases up to Rishton station for a shilling.
    • In two months I will pack my suitcases, bring the kids and dog and husband to the airport and leave Sofia.
    • Two suitcases packed with 100 dollar notes were found by police checking out a stolen BMW.
    • One of his suitcases contained three cylindrical stone seals, made of marble and alabaster.
    • There's a story that I would have to carry the cash in suitcases, which is not true.
    • Some carried a travelling bag, others carried one or two suitcases in their hands.
    • Thy broke the glass in the rear nearside window and grabbed a black suitcase containing the equipment.
    • I am hunched against the biting wind, and all my possessions are next to me in a battered suitcase.
    Synonyms
    travelling bag, travel bag, case, grip, valise, overnight case, portmanteau, vanity case, holdall
 
 
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