| 单词 | cart |
| 释义 | cart n. & v. --n 1. a strong vehicle with two or four wheels for carrying loads, usu. drawn by a horse. 2. a light vehicle for pulling by hand. 3. a light vehicle with two wheels for driving in, drawn by a single horse. --vtr. 1. convey in or as in a cart. 2. sl. carry (esp. a cumbersome thing) with difficulty or over a long distance (carted it all the way home). Phrases and idioms cart-horse a thickset horse suitable for heavy work. cart-load 1. an amount filling a cart. 2. a large quantity of anything. cart off remove, esp. by force. cart-track (or -road) a track or road too rough for ordinary vehicles. cart-wright a maker of carts. in the cart sl. in trouble or difficulty. put the cart before the horse 1. reverse the proper order or procedure. 2. take an effect for a cause. Derivatives carter n. cartful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. ON kartr cart & OE cr{aelig}t, prob. infl. by AF & ONF carete dimin. of carre CAR |
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