convoy

/ˈkɒnvɔɪ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑnvˌɔɪ] /ˈkɑːnvɔɪ/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑnvˌɔɪ] /ˈkän-ˌvȯi How to pronounce convoy (audio) kən-ˈvȯi How to pronounce convoy (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkɒn.vɔɪ/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑnvˌɔɪ] /ˈkɑːn.vɔɪ/ (ame, ipa)

convoy — noun

  • convoysingular
  • convoysplural

1. a line of transport vehicles or sea vessels making the same trip together while

1.名詞B2
釋義

a line of transport vehicles or sea vessels making the same trip together while guards keep them safe

例句

A convoy of food trucks crossed the border before sunrise with two police cars ahead.

convoy of + vehicle type

The navy escorted a convoy of oil tankers through the narrow strait during the storm.

military/naval convoy

同義詞
  • caravan

    can mean a group travelling together, but it is less strongly linked to protection

  • fleet

    usually refers to ships or vehicles owned or operated as one set, not a temporary protected group on the road

  • motorcade

    usually a formal line of official cars, especially for an important person

文法句型

a convoy of + vehicles/ships

用法筆記

Often followed by 'of' plus the type of vehicle or ship. Use this sense for the group itself; sense 2 is about the way vehicles travel together in a line.

常見錯誤

❌A convoy trucks entered the city at dawn.
✅A convoy of trucks entered the city at dawn.
💡Use 'of' before the vehicle type.

2. the movement of vehicles that stay together on the same route, following one ano

2.名詞C1
釋義

the movement of vehicles that stay together on the same route, following one another as a group

例句

Because the mountain road was icy, the trucks moved in convoy behind the snowplough.

in convoy = moving together in line

The tour jeeps travelled in convoy so no driver missed the turn across the desert.

同義詞
  • formation

    more general and can describe any planned arrangement, not only vehicles on a route

  • column

    often used in military writing for a line of troops or vehicles moving one behind another

  • line

    simpler and broader; it does not suggest travelling together for a shared route

文法句型

travel/move/go + in convoy

用法筆記

Used almost only after 'in', especially with verbs like 'travel', 'move', and 'drive'. It describes the arrangement of the vehicles, not the group itself; for the vehicles as a unit, use sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌The buses went by convoy through the hills.
✅The buses went in convoy through the hills.
💡This pattern normally uses 'in convoy'.

convoy — verb