forklift

forklift — noun

1. a type of industrial vehicle with two long metal arms at the front that slide un

1.名詞B1
釋義

a type of industrial vehicle with two long metal arms at the front that slide under heavy goods and lift them off the ground so they can be moved to another place

例句

Samir uses a forklift to unload pallets from the delivery trucks each morning.

collocation: uses a forklift to [verb] [object]

The forklift broke down, so Nia had to move the boxes by hand.

inanimate subject + phrasal verb: broke down

同義詞
  • fork truck

    chiefly British; interchangeable with 'forklift' in most contexts

  • lift truck

    formal term; more common in technical manuals and safety documentation

  • pallet truck

    refers specifically to a hand-operated device with two forks, not a powered vehicle — a different piece of equipment

常見錯誤

❌Please bring a forklift to lift this single box.
✅Please bring a forklift to lift this pallet of boxes.
💡forklifts are designed for heavy palletised goods, not single small items.
❌I saw a forklift moving boxes by its own power.
✅I saw a forklift moving boxes; the driver was operating it carefully.
💡a forklift does not move by itself; it is always driven by an operator.