| 单词 | lorry |
| 释义 | lorryMotor vehicles lor·ry /ˈlɒri $ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri/ ●●● S3 noun (plural lorries) [countableC] British EnglishBrE 1. TTCa large vehicle for carrying heavy goods 大卡车，运货汽车 SYN truck →5 see picture at 见图 truck1 2. it fell off the back of a lorry spokenSTEAL used humorously to say that something was probably stolen 多半是偷来之物〔幽默用法〕 Examples from the Corpus lorry• It's expected as many as 150,000 lorries will use the terminal every year.• In April 1986 our 29-year-old son met a lorry coming from the opposite direction with a very heavy utility trailer in tow.• A lorry driver signalled to her to cross the road.• Heavier traffic flows caused by lorries on bridges and roads also added to the ministry's problems.• They would be at risk from the vastly increased number of cars and heavy lorries expected to use the new tunnel.• On the upward curve over the first down the lorry was forced to a crawl.• But there was further drama when the crane's brakes failed and it slid into the cab of the lorry.• Charges of government mismanagement were compounded by reports of corruption among food wholesalers, lorry owners and trawlermen. From Longman Business Dictionary lorrylor·ry /ˈlɒriˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri/ noun (plural lorries) [countableC] British EnglishBrETRANSPORT a large motor vehicle for carrying heavy goodsSYN TRUCK a strike by lorry drivers We now have a fleet of 65 lorries. (1800-1900) Perhaps from English dialect lurry “to pull” ((17-19 centuries)) |
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