carrier
/ˈkærɪə(r)/noun
1
- a person or thing that carries, holds, or conveys something搬运者; 运输工具：
water carriers.
运水人。
1.1
- Brit. a carrier bag〈英〉购物袋, 手提袋：
a plastic carrier.
一个塑料手提袋。
2
- a person or company that undertakes the professional conveyance of goods or people运输业者, 运输公司：
Pan Am was the third US carrier to cease operations in 1991.
泛美航空公司是1991年第三家停业的美国航空公司。
2.1
- a vessel or vehicle for transporting people or things, especially goods in bulk（尤指大宗货物的）运输船; 运输车辆：
the largest timber carrier ever to dock at Sharpness.
曾在夏普尼斯港停靠的最大木材运输船。
2.2
- an aircraft carrier航空母舰。
2.3
- a company that provides facilities for conveying telecommunications messages通讯公司。
3
- a person or animal that transmits a disease-causing organism to others, especially without suffering from it themselves带菌者, 病邮：
the badger is a carrier of TB.
獾是结核病菌携带者。
3.1
- a person or other organism that possesses a particular gene, especially as a single copy whose effect is masked by a dominant allele, so that the associated characteristic (such as a hereditary disease) is not displayed but may be passed to offspring带隐性基因者。
4
- a substance used to support or convey another substance such as a pigment, catalyst, or radioactive material（色素、催化剂或放射物质的）载体。
4.1
- Physics short for CHARGE CARRIER.【物理】CHARGE CARRIER的简称。
4.2
- Biochemistry a molecule that transfers a specified molecule or ion within the body, especially across a cell membrane【生化】载体。