carport

/ˈkɑːpɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːrpɔːrt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkär-ˌpȯrt/ (ame, mw)

carport — noun

  • carportsingular
  • carportsplural

1. a covered place for keeping a car, with posts and at least one side left open, o

1.名詞B2
釋義

a covered place for keeping a car, with posts and at least one side left open, often attached beside a home

例句

Lucas parked his small van under the carport before the hail started.

collocation: under the carport

Rain drummed on the carport roof while Jiwoo carried groceries inside.

collocation: carport roof

同義詞
  • garage

    usually means a more enclosed space with walls and often a door

  • canopy

    can mean just the overhead cover, not always a full parking space

  • shelter

    is broader and can refer to cover for many things, not only cars

文法句型

a carport

under the carport

park in the carport

用法筆記

Usually beside a house and open at the sides. Unlike a garage, it gives weather cover without making a fully enclosed room.

常見錯誤

❌The car stayed dry in the garage with no walls.
✅The car stayed dry in the carport with no walls.
💡A garage is enclosed, but a carport has open sides.