carter

IPA/ˈkɑː.tər/
KK[kˈɑrtɚ]IPA/ˈkɑːr.t̬ɚ/

carter — 名詞

  • cartersingular
  • cartersplural

1. in earlier times, a worker who drove a horse-drawn cart to move goods from one p

1.名詞C1
釋義

馬車夫

駕駛馬車運送貨物的人

in earlier times, a worker who drove a horse-drawn cart to move goods from one place to another

例句

Ryo worked as a carter, carrying vegetables from the farm to the town market.

Ryo 曾擔任馬車夫，把蔬菜從農場運到鎮上的市場。

work as + job title

The old carter stopped his horse near the bridge to rest for a while.

老馬車夫在橋邊停下馬匹，稍作休息。

常見搭配
  • work as a carter
  • the carter's cart
  • load the cart
同義詞
  • wagoner

    more common in British English; drives a four-wheeled wagon rather than a cart

  • teamster

    originally referred to driving a team of horses; now means truck driver in American English

  • drayman

    drives a dray, a low flat cart without sides, used for heavy loads like barrels

用法筆記

Now used mostly in historical writing or fiction. In modern English, the roles have been replaced by truck drivers and delivery drivers.

常見錯誤

The carter drove a truck.
The carter drove a horse-drawn cart.
A carter drives a horse-drawn vehicle, not a motor vehicle.

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常用片語

  • work as a carter
  • the carter's cart
  • load the cart