Definition of tram in English:

tram

(also tramcar)

noun tramtræm

1British A passenger vehicle powered by electricity conveyed by overhead cables, and running on rails laid in a public road.
〈英〉有轨电车
Example sentencesExamples
- The collision happened as the tracks cross yards from the tram stop.
- But we're also seeing lots more shoppers using the bus, tram and train as a convenient and welcome way of coming into our town.
- (I caught a tram to work this morning and it only took 20 minutes!
- She was born in 1899 when horse-drawn trams still trundled through the streets of Southampton.
- She pointed out that at present it takes only 20 minutes to get to Manchester by train from Rochdale, but would take longer by tram.
- He said: ‘Extending the tram network is something we support in principle.’
- All of which means the resort might as well build a new tram.
- The developments will allow drivers to park their cars and to board trams.
- There are about 42 million trips a year on the existing tram network.
- London Mayor Ken Livingstone recently gave a provisional thumbs-up to a tram link extension to Crystal Palace.
- Locals use strips of tickets which they stamp on board the tram.
- Bus tickets, tram passes, shopping lists, bits of paper - just like mine!
- Preston could have a tram network within a decade, according to council chiefs.
- The first step will be the upgrade of the existing line and purchase of new trams.
- The 16-year-old girl boarded the tram in Manchester and travelled to Bury.
- Eight new trams are also to be brought onto the network as well as improvements for the disabled.
- A covered walkway will link the bus waiting area and tram stop platform.
- Towns and cities considering tram schemes yesterday attacked Government indecision and demanded clear guidelines on what Ministers were prepared to pay for.
- Electric trams and buses and a new underground system would be the envy of many western cities.
- The horse-drawn trams covered the distance in forty five minutes, and the faster steam trams took twenty five minutes.
2historical A low four-wheeled cart or barrow used in coal mines.
〈史〉（煤矿用的）煤车，矿车
Example sentencesExamples
- We were then issued rubber boots and hard hats and were taken several thousand feet into the mine, where we got off the tram to look at one of the orebodies.
- Paddy who was a former miner was delighted with the birthday cake, in the shape of an old tram full of coal.
- The stone was placed on a small cart or flat tram and rolled under the frame and locked in place.
- The tram was built to carry coal from the immediately adjacent coal mine to a row of beehive coking ovens and thence to the smelter furnaces.

Phrases

be on the wrong tram

informal Be pursuing an unproductive course of action.
when you start gifting money to polluters you know you're on the wrong tram
Example sentencesExamples
- Am I on the wrong tram, have I found myself on a sitcom, have I been pranked?
- You are on the wrong tram. This is not productive. We must move forward and put all this behind us.
- His action is a lot more honourable than what she did—so this critic is on the wrong tram!
- You are on the wrong tram as a leader if you don't file tax returns.
- He is on the wrong tram regarding the astronomical amount he paid for the cricket.

Origin

Early 16th century (denoting a shaft of a barrow; also in sense 2): from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch trame 'beam, barrow shaft'. In the early 19th century the word denoted the parallel wheel tracks used in a mine, on which the public tramway was modelled; hence sense 1 (late 19th century).

This is a borrowing from Dutch of a word for a shaft or beam, and was first used for the shafts of a cart or barrow, and then for barrow-like devices used in coal mines. In the early 19th century the word was used for the parallel wheel tracks used in a mine, on which the public tramway was modelled; hence the word's use for the passenger vehicle itself.

Rhymes

am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, Vietnam, wham, yam

Definition of tram in US English:

tram

(also tramcar)

nountramtræm

1British A trolley car.
Example sentencesExamples
- He said: ‘Extending the tram network is something we support in principle.’
- There are about 42 million trips a year on the existing tram network.
- The developments will allow drivers to park their cars and to board trams.
- The horse-drawn trams covered the distance in forty five minutes, and the faster steam trams took twenty five minutes.
- Bus tickets, tram passes, shopping lists, bits of paper - just like mine!
- Preston could have a tram network within a decade, according to council chiefs.
- London Mayor Ken Livingstone recently gave a provisional thumbs-up to a tram link extension to Crystal Palace.
- Electric trams and buses and a new underground system would be the envy of many western cities.
- A covered walkway will link the bus waiting area and tram stop platform.
- The collision happened as the tracks cross yards from the tram stop.
- Towns and cities considering tram schemes yesterday attacked Government indecision and demanded clear guidelines on what Ministers were prepared to pay for.
- Eight new trams are also to be brought onto the network as well as improvements for the disabled.
- The first step will be the upgrade of the existing line and purchase of new trams.
- She pointed out that at present it takes only 20 minutes to get to Manchester by train from Rochdale, but would take longer by tram.
- All of which means the resort might as well build a new tram.
- The 16-year-old girl boarded the tram in Manchester and travelled to Bury.
- But we're also seeing lots more shoppers using the bus, tram and train as a convenient and welcome way of coming into our town.
- Locals use strips of tickets which they stamp on board the tram.
- She was born in 1899 when horse-drawn trams still trundled through the streets of Southampton.
- (I caught a tram to work this morning and it only took 20 minutes!
2historical A low four-wheeled cart or barrow used in coal mines.
〈史〉（煤矿用的）煤车，矿车
Example sentencesExamples
- We were then issued rubber boots and hard hats and were taken several thousand feet into the mine, where we got off the tram to look at one of the orebodies.
- The stone was placed on a small cart or flat tram and rolled under the frame and locked in place.
- The tram was built to carry coal from the immediately adjacent coal mine to a row of beehive coking ovens and thence to the smelter furnaces.
- Paddy who was a former miner was delighted with the birthday cake, in the shape of an old tram full of coal.
3A cable car.
Example sentencesExamples
- With carefully planned lighting and paths, visitors explore this night zoo in trams and on footpaths.
- That's why riding the sky tram is always such a big relief.
- Today there is a vast array of shops located at the parking lot, from which a tram provides optional transportation to the site about a quarter-mile distant.
- The next three days are a blur of tram runs and ever deeper snow.
- I'm stranded in an aerial tram and I'm going to miss my flight.
- Before getting on the tram, I was obliged to buy a ticket - not from a nice lady behind a counter, but from a contrary and vengeful machine.
- Outside, the sound of a nearby tram rattled across the rooftops to him.
- The trams were usually out of commission for a week to a month, depending upon the extent of the damage and the cooperation of the weather with the repair parties.
- He drove from Seattle toward Vancouver on Wednesday, stopping in late afternoon to take a tram up a mountain he and his wife had visited years before.
- The only Kennedy I know is a tram stop in the north of the city.
- At night, sleep in heated domedgers on plains that evoke western Montana - sans ranchettes, ski trams, and fences.
- American vintners have vied with one another to open the most lavish hospitality centers, complete with everything from visiting chefs to aerial trams and art collections.
- Vertical and diagonal lines hint at buildings and a tram descends toward the lower left corner, signs of the cityscape that surrounds the figure.
- Access the mountain on an aerial tram that accommodates mountain bikes and affords you a vast and spectacular vista.
- The new aerial tram takes you over the canopy of the rainforest without even have to unpack your hiking boots.
- Engineered for quiet operation, the tram runs on a cushion of air.

Origin

Early 16th century (denoting a shaft of a barrow; also in tram (sense 2)): from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch trame ‘beam, barrow shaft’. In the early 19th century the word denoted the parallel wheel tracks used in a mine, on which the public tramway was modeled; hence tram (sense 1) (late 19th century).

单词	tram
释义	Definition of tram in English: tram (also tramcar) noun tramtræm 1British A passenger vehicle powered by electricity conveyed by overhead cables, and running on rails laid in a public road. 〈英〉有轨电车 Example sentencesExamples The collision happened as the tracks cross yards from the tram stop. But we're also seeing lots more shoppers using the bus, tram and train as a convenient and welcome way of coming into our town. (I caught a tram to work this morning and it only took 20 minutes! She was born in 1899 when horse-drawn trams still trundled through the streets of Southampton. She pointed out that at present it takes only 20 minutes to get to Manchester by train from Rochdale, but would take longer by tram. He said: ‘Extending the tram network is something we support in principle.’ All of which means the resort might as well build a new tram. The developments will allow drivers to park their cars and to board trams. There are about 42 million trips a year on the existing tram network. London Mayor Ken Livingstone recently gave a provisional thumbs-up to a tram link extension to Crystal Palace. Locals use strips of tickets which they stamp on board the tram. Bus tickets, tram passes, shopping lists, bits of paper - just like mine! Preston could have a tram network within a decade, according to council chiefs. The first step will be the upgrade of the existing line and purchase of new trams. The 16-year-old girl boarded the tram in Manchester and travelled to Bury. Eight new trams are also to be brought onto the network as well as improvements for the disabled. A covered walkway will link the bus waiting area and tram stop platform. Towns and cities considering tram schemes yesterday attacked Government indecision and demanded clear guidelines on what Ministers were prepared to pay for. Electric trams and buses and a new underground system would be the envy of many western cities. The horse-drawn trams covered the distance in forty five minutes, and the faster steam trams took twenty five minutes. 2historical A low four-wheeled cart or barrow used in coal mines. 〈史〉（煤矿用的）煤车，矿车 Example sentencesExamples We were then issued rubber boots and hard hats and were taken several thousand feet into the mine, where we got off the tram to look at one of the orebodies. Paddy who was a former miner was delighted with the birthday cake, in the shape of an old tram full of coal. The stone was placed on a small cart or flat tram and rolled under the frame and locked in place. The tram was built to carry coal from the immediately adjacent coal mine to a row of beehive coking ovens and thence to the smelter furnaces. Phrases be on the wrong tram informal Be pursuing an unproductive course of action. when you start gifting money to polluters you know you're on the wrong tram Example sentencesExamples Am I on the wrong tram, have I found myself on a sitcom, have I been pranked? You are on the wrong tram. This is not productive. We must move forward and put all this behind us. His action is a lot more honourable than what she did—so this critic is on the wrong tram! You are on the wrong tram as a leader if you don't file tax returns. He is on the wrong tram regarding the astronomical amount he paid for the cricket. Origin Early 16th century (denoting a shaft of a barrow; also in sense 2): from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch trame 'beam, barrow shaft'. In the early 19th century the word denoted the parallel wheel tracks used in a mine, on which the public tramway was modelled; hence sense 1 (late 19th century). This is a borrowing from Dutch of a word for a shaft or beam, and was first used for the shafts of a cart or barrow, and then for barrow-like devices used in coal mines. In the early 19th century the word was used for the parallel wheel tracks used in a mine, on which the public tramway was modelled; hence the word's use for the passenger vehicle itself. Rhymes am, Amsterdam, Assam, Bram, cam, cham, cheongsam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, exam, femme, flam, gam, glam, gram, ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, mam, mesdames, Omar Khayyám, Pam, pram, pro-am, ram, Sam, scam, scram, sham, Siam, slam, Spam, swam, tam, Vietnam, wham, yam noun.1 phr. Definition of tram in US English: tram (also tramcar) nountramtræm 1British A trolley car. Example sentencesExamples He said: ‘Extending the tram network is something we support in principle.’ There are about 42 million trips a year on the existing tram network. The developments will allow drivers to park their cars and to board trams. The horse-drawn trams covered the distance in forty five minutes, and the faster steam trams took twenty five minutes. Bus tickets, tram passes, shopping lists, bits of paper - just like mine! Preston could have a tram network within a decade, according to council chiefs. London Mayor Ken Livingstone recently gave a provisional thumbs-up to a tram link extension to Crystal Palace. Electric trams and buses and a new underground system would be the envy of many western cities. A covered walkway will link the bus waiting area and tram stop platform. The collision happened as the tracks cross yards from the tram stop. Towns and cities considering tram schemes yesterday attacked Government indecision and demanded clear guidelines on what Ministers were prepared to pay for. Eight new trams are also to be brought onto the network as well as improvements for the disabled. The first step will be the upgrade of the existing line and purchase of new trams. She pointed out that at present it takes only 20 minutes to get to Manchester by train from Rochdale, but would take longer by tram. All of which means the resort might as well build a new tram. The 16-year-old girl boarded the tram in Manchester and travelled to Bury. But we're also seeing lots more shoppers using the bus, tram and train as a convenient and welcome way of coming into our town. Locals use strips of tickets which they stamp on board the tram. She was born in 1899 when horse-drawn trams still trundled through the streets of Southampton. (I caught a tram to work this morning and it only took 20 minutes! 2historical A low four-wheeled cart or barrow used in coal mines. 〈史〉（煤矿用的）煤车，矿车 Example sentencesExamples We were then issued rubber boots and hard hats and were taken several thousand feet into the mine, where we got off the tram to look at one of the orebodies. The stone was placed on a small cart or flat tram and rolled under the frame and locked in place. The tram was built to carry coal from the immediately adjacent coal mine to a row of beehive coking ovens and thence to the smelter furnaces. Paddy who was a former miner was delighted with the birthday cake, in the shape of an old tram full of coal. 3A cable car. Example sentencesExamples With carefully planned lighting and paths, visitors explore this night zoo in trams and on footpaths. That's why riding the sky tram is always such a big relief. Today there is a vast array of shops located at the parking lot, from which a tram provides optional transportation to the site about a quarter-mile distant. The next three days are a blur of tram runs and ever deeper snow. I'm stranded in an aerial tram and I'm going to miss my flight. Before getting on the tram, I was obliged to buy a ticket - not from a nice lady behind a counter, but from a contrary and vengeful machine. Outside, the sound of a nearby tram rattled across the rooftops to him. The trams were usually out of commission for a week to a month, depending upon the extent of the damage and the cooperation of the weather with the repair parties. He drove from Seattle toward Vancouver on Wednesday, stopping in late afternoon to take a tram up a mountain he and his wife had visited years before. The only Kennedy I know is a tram stop in the north of the city. At night, sleep in heated domedgers on plains that evoke western Montana - sans ranchettes, ski trams, and fences. American vintners have vied with one another to open the most lavish hospitality centers, complete with everything from visiting chefs to aerial trams and art collections. Vertical and diagonal lines hint at buildings and a tram descends toward the lower left corner, signs of the cityscape that surrounds the figure. Access the mountain on an aerial tram that accommodates mountain bikes and affords you a vast and spectacular vista. The new aerial tram takes you over the canopy of the rainforest without even have to unpack your hiking boots. Engineered for quiet operation, the tram runs on a cushion of air. Origin Early 16th century (denoting a shaft of a barrow; also in tram (sense 2)): from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch trame ‘beam, barrow shaft’. In the early 19th century the word denoted the parallel wheel tracks used in a mine, on which the public tramway was modeled; hence tram (sense 1) (late 19th century).
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