lorry

IPA/ˈlɒri/
KK[lˈɔri]IPA/ˈlɔːri/

lorry — 名詞

  • lorrysingular
  • lorriesplural

1. a big road vehicle built to transport goods, raw materials, or other heavy items

1.名詞B1
釋義

卡車；貨車

大型公路載貨車輛

a big road vehicle built to transport goods, raw materials, or other heavy items across different locations.

例句

A lorry carrying building supplies overturned on the motorway near Bristol this morning.

今天早上，一輛載運建築材料的卡車在布里斯托附近的高速公路上翻覆。

collocation: lorry carrying [goods]

Trang's father worked as a lorry driver for twenty years before retiring.

Trang 的父親當了二十年的卡車司機，直到退休。

collocation: lorry driver

常見搭配
  • lorry driver
  • lorry load
  • delivery lorry
  • by lorry
  • lorry carrying
  • back of the lorry
同義詞
  • truck

    the American English equivalent; also used in British English but more commonly for smaller vehicles

  • HGV

    formal abbreviation for 'heavy goods vehicle', used in official and professional contexts

  • haulage vehicle

    formal term used in the transport and logistics industry

用法筆記

This is the standard word in British English for a large goods vehicle on roads. In American English the equivalent is 'truck'. British English also uses 'truck' for smaller goods vehicles, but 'lorry' is preferred for the largest size.

常見錯誤

The lorry honked its horn on the freeway in Los Angeles.
The truck honked its horn on the freeway in Los Angeles.
In American contexts, use 'truck' instead of 'lorry'.
慣用語

(fell) off the back of a lorry

idiom

a humorous way of saying that something was probably stolen, used especially when you do not want to say where it really came from.

從卡車上掉下來的（幽默說法，暗示物品來路不明，可能是贓物）

Devika is selling brand-name phones for almost nothing — they probably fell off the back of a lorry.

off the back of a lorry

idiom

Goods that are said to have come from this source are likely stolen or obtained illegally.

來路不明的贓物

Mia bought a new phone that supposedly fell off the back of a lorry.

Did that expensive watch really come off the back of a lorry?

同根字

  • lorry driver
    名詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • lorry driver
  • lorry load
  • lorry park
  • lorry traffic

介系詞搭配