| 释义 |
tumbril/ˈtʌmbr(ə)l, -bril/n. (also 亦作 tumbrel) hist. [史义] 1 an open cart in which condemned persons were conveyed to their execution, esp. to the guillotine during the French Revolution (尤指法国大革命期间押送死刑犯去断头台的)死囚押送车 2 a two-wheeled covered cart for carrying tools, ammunition, etc. (运输工具和弹药等的)军用两轮车 3 a cart that tips to empty its load, esp. one carrying dung 翻卸式运输车(尤指运送粪肥) [Middle English from Old French tumberel, tomberel, from tomber ‘to fall’] |