cart

/kɑːt/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɑrt] /kɑːrt/ (ame, ipa) · [kˈɑrt] /ˈkärt/ (ame, mw)

cart — 名詞

  • cartsingular
  • cartsplural

1. an open vehicle pulled by an animal — often a horse — used for moving crops, sup

1.名詞B1
釋義

馬車;運貨車

由動物拉動的載貨車輛

an open vehicle pulled by an animal — often a horse — used for moving crops, supplies, or other heavy loads

例句

The farmer loaded the cart with hay and drove it back to the barn.

農夫把乾草裝上馬車,然後駛回穀倉。

collocation: loaded the cart with

A horse-drawn cart carried vegetables from the fields to the market every morning.

一輛馬車每天早上從田裡將蔬菜載到市場。

同義詞
  • wagon

    often larger and may be motorised; cart is typically animal-drawn or hand-pulled

  • carriage

    used for carrying people rather than goods, and usually more refined

2. a small wheeled carrier you move by hand — either by pushing or pulling it — to

2.名詞B1
釋義

手推車

手推或手拉的小型載物車

a small wheeled carrier you move by hand — either by pushing or pulling it — to transport bulky objects such as groceries or luggage

例句

Priya pushed a shopping cart through the supermarket aisles looking for rice.

Priya 推著購物車穿過超市走道尋找米。

collocation: shopping cart

The gardener loaded leaves and branches onto a rusty wheelbarrow-like cart.

園丁把樹葉和樹枝裝上一輛生鏽的獨輪手推車。

同義詞
  • trolley

    more common in British English for shopping/hand carts; cart is more common in American English

  • wheelbarrow

    a one-wheeled cart for garden or building work, pushed by hand

用法筆記

Commonly used in compounds: shopping cart, golf cart, luggage cart. These refer to purpose-specific wheeled carriers.

常見錯誤

I put the milk in the chariot.
I put the milk in the cart.
💡a chariot is a historical war vehicle pulled by horses, not a shopping cart.

3. a feature on an online store where chosen items are saved until you complete you

3.名詞B1
釋義

購物車

網站暫存挑選商品的虛擬空間

a feature on an online store where chosen items are saved until you complete your purchase and pay for them

例句

Leila added three books to her cart and then went to checkout.

Leila 將三本書加入購物車,然後前往結帳。

collocation: add to cart

Items left in the cart for too long may be removed from your saved list.

放在購物車太久未結帳的商品可能會從清單中移除。

passive: items left in the cart

同義詞
  • basket

    used interchangeably on some sites, though cart is more common in American English and basket in British English

用法筆記

Often called shopping cart or basket. On most websites the cart icon appears at the top right of the page.

4. a small wheeled table fitted with several tiers, used to bring food, drinks, or

4.名詞B2
釋義

餐車;茶車

附輪子的多層食物飲料桌

a small wheeled table fitted with several tiers, used to bring food, drinks, or dishes from one place to another

例句

The waiter rolled a dessert cart between tables and offered cakes to guests.

服務生推著甜點車在餐桌之間穿梭,向客人介紹蛋糕。

collocation: dessert cart

A tea cart with cups and a kettle was brought into the lounge after dinner.

晚餐後,一輛放著茶杯和水壺的茶車被推進客廳。

collocation: tea cart

同義詞
  • trolley

    more common in British English in all serving contexts

cart — 動詞