wain

/weɪn/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈen] /weɪn/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈen] /ˈwān How to pronounce wain (audio)/ (ame, mw)

wain — noun

  • wainsingular
  • wainsplural

1. an old large cart or wagon that horses pull to carry goods, especially on a farm

1.名詞C2
釋義

an old large cart or wagon that horses pull to carry goods, especially on a farm

例句

Dario loaded sacks of barley onto the wain before sunrise.

load ... onto the wain for carrying farm goods

Two horses pulled the wain across the muddy field after harvest.

horse-drawn farm transport

同義詞
  • wagon

    the normal modern word; wain sounds older and more literary

  • cart

    a more general word that can refer to smaller vehicles too

文法句型

load ... onto the wain

pull the wain

ride in a wain

用法筆記

This word is now mostly found in historical writing, poetry, or museum labels. In everyday modern English, speakers usually say wagon or cart instead.

常見錯誤

❌The delivery company parked its wain outside my office.
✅The farmer left the wain by the barn.
💡A wain is an old horse-drawn vehicle, not a modern truck or van.