| 单词 | pram |
| 释义 | pram (once / 22862 pages) n A pram is a stroller or baby carriage, a device with wheels that can be easily pushed. Some fussy babies are soothed by a long stroll in a pram. The typical pram has four wheels and a handle. The baby or toddler can sit or lie down in the pram while being wheeled along the street. While pram is a British term — it's more likely to be called a stroller in the US — most parents, babysitters, and nannies will know what you mean if you use the word. Pram is short for perambulator, "one who walks or perambulates," which gained the meaning "baby carriage" in the 1850s. WORD FAMILYpram: prams USAGE EXAMPLESOne woman was shown pushing a pram and many others carried plastic bags on their heads while a bombardment could be heard in the distance. The Guardian(Nov 27, 2016) It was accompanied by images of the child being pushed in her pram by her mother. BBC(Nov 24, 2016) I’m far more sly than those mothers you see smoking at the pushchair, tapping ash into the pram, but am I really all that different? The Guardian(Oct 15, 2016) n a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around Syn|Hypo|Hyper baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, perambulator, pushchair, pusher, stroller bassinet a perambulator that resembles a bassinet wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people |
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