/ˈkæri ||; ˈkærɪ/verb (
present participle carrying third person singular present carries;past tense past participle carried)
1 [T] to hold sb/sth in your hand, arms or on your back while you are moving from one place to another 搬;携带: Could you carry this bag for me? It's terribly heavy. 这个袋子怪重的,可不可以帮我搬一下?She was carrying a rucksack on her back. 她背着一个帆布背包。 You use wear, not carry, to talk about having clothes, jewellery, etc on your body He was wearing a black jacket. 穿衣服、戴首饰等,用wear而不用carry:He was wearing a black jacket.他穿着一件黑色夹克。
2 [T] to have sth with you as you go somewhere 捎;带: I never carry much money with me when I go to London. 每次到伦敦去我都不带太多钱。Do the police carry guns in your country? 你们国家的警察带枪吗?
3 [T] to transport sb/sth from one place to another 运送: A train carrying hundreds of passengers crashed yesterday. 昨天一列载有好几百名旅客的火车失事撞毁了。Strong winds carried the boat off course. 大风把小船刮得偏离航向。
4 [T] to have an infectious disease that can be given to others, usually without showing any signs of the disease yourself 带菌;带病毒
5 [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) to officially approve of sth in a meeting, etc, because the largest number of people vote for it 经表决通过: The motion was carried by 12 votes to 9. 动议以12票对9票通过。
6 [I] (used about a sound) to reach a long distance (指声音)传开: You'll have to speak louder if you want your voice to carry to the back of the room. 要是你想让房间后面的人听清楚你说的话,就得大声一点。
be/get carried away to be so excited that you forget what you are doing (激动得)忘乎所以,不能自已
carry weight to have influence on the opinion of sb else 左右(某人的意见):
Nick's views carry a lot of weight with the boss. 老板很重视尼克的意见。 carry it/sth off to succeed in doing sth difficult 克服困难:
He felt nervous before he started his speech but he carried it off very well. 他演说之前很紧张,但最后顺利完成了演讲。 carry on (with sth/doing sth) to continue 继续:
They ignored me and carried on with their conversation. 他们理也不理我,只顾谈下去。She intends to carry on studying after the course has finished. 这个课程结束后,她打算继续进修。 carry on sth to do an activity 从事;经营:
to carry on a conversation/a business 进行谈话;做生意 carry out sth 1 to do sth that you have been ordered to do 执行: The soldiers carried out their orders without question. 那些士兵都无异议地执行命令。
2 to do a task, repair, etc 执行(任务);进行(维修): to carry out tests/an investigation 进行试验╱调查