| 单词 | truck |
| 释义 | truck truck1 —truckable, adj. /truk/, n. 1. any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit. 2. any of various wheeled frames used for transporting heavy objects. 3. Also called hand truck. a barrowlike frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, etc. 4. a low, rectangular frame on which heavy boxes, crates, trunks, etc., are moved; a dolly. 5. a tiered framework on casters. 6. a group of two or more pairs of wheels in one frame, for supporting one end of a railroad car, locomotive, etc. 7. Motion Pictures. a dolly on which a camera is mounted. 8. Brit. a freight car having no top. 9. a small wooden wheel, cylinder, or roller, as on certain old-style gun carriages. 10. Naut. a circular or square piece of wood fixed on the head of a mast or the top of a flagstaff, usually containing small holes for signal halyards. v.t. 11. to transport by truck. 12. to put on a truck. 13. dolly (def. 11). v.i. 14. to convey articles or goods on a truck. 15. to drive a truck. 16. dolly (def. 12). adj. 17. of, pertaining to, or for a truck or trucks: a truck drive; truck tires. [1605-15; back formation from truckle wheel. See TRUCKLE2] truck2 /truk/, n. 1. vegetables raised for the market. 2. miscellaneous articles of little worth; odds and ends. 3. Informal. trash or rubbish: That's a lot of truck. 4. Informal. dealings: I'll have no truck with him. 5. barter. 6. a bargain or deal. 7. the payment of wages in goods instead of money. 8. See truck system. v.t. 9. to exchange; trade; barter. v.i. 10. to exchange commodities; barter. 11. to traffic; have dealings. [1175-1225; ME trukien to exchange < OF troquer to exchange] truck3 /truk/, n. 1. a shuffling jitterbug step. v.i. 2. to dance with such steps. 3. Slang. to walk or stroll, esp. in a jaunty manner: trucking down the avenue on a Sunday afternoon. [1935-40; special use of TRUCK1] |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。