transport
/ˈtrænspɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtrænspɔːrt/ (ame, ipa) · /tran(t)s-ˈpȯrt ˈtran(t)s-ˌpȯrt/ (ame, mw) · /trænˈspɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · /trænˈspɔːrt/ (ame, ipa)
transport — 名詞
1. the moving of products, supplies, or passengers between locations, usually by ro
運輸
將人或貨物運到另一地的過程
the moving of products, supplies, or passengers between locations, usually by road, railway, air, or sea.
The transport of fresh vegetables from farms to city markets happens overnight.
新鮮蔬菜從農場運到城市市場的運輸作業都在夜間進行。
collocation: transport of [goods]
Nkechi works for a company that handles the transport of medical supplies across West Africa.
Nkechi 在一家負責將醫療用品運送至西非各地的公司工作。
Road transport is often the cheapest option for moving furniture between cities.
公路運輸通常是跨城市運送家具最便宜的選擇。
Delays in the transport of raw materials stopped the factory for two days.
原料運送延誤導致工廠停工兩天。
The government invested more money in public transport to reduce traffic jams.
政府投入更多經費改善大眾運輸，以減少交通壅塞。
- transportation
used interchangeably in American English, where 'transportation' is the more common noun form
- shipment
refers specifically to the goods being moved rather than the activity itself
- carriage
slightly more formal, often used in commercial or legal contexts
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Often used with a modifier such as 'public', 'road', 'rail', or 'air' to specify the type of movement system involved. Uncountable in this sense — do not say 'a transport' to mean a vehicle.
常見錯誤
2. the set of vehicles, roads, railways, and other facilities that allow people and
交通；運輸
載運人或貨物的車輛與設施
the set of vehicles, roads, railways, and other facilities that allow people and goods to move around a place.
London has an extensive transport network that includes buses, trains, and the Underground.
倫敦擁有包含公車、火車和地鐵在內的完善運輸網絡。
collocation: transport network
Mateo cycles to work because he finds public transport too crowded in the morning.
Mateo 騎腳踏車上班，因為他覺得早上的大眾運輸太擁擠了。
collocation: public transport
The city's transport system was badly damaged by the flood last winter.
去年冬天的洪水嚴重損壞了該市的交通系統。
Trang checked the local transport options before booking her hotel in Taipei.
Trang 在預訂台北的飯店之前，先查詢了當地的交通選擇。
Many European cities encourage the use of green transport such as electric trams and bicycles.
許多歐洲城市鼓勵使用電動路面電車和自行車等綠色運輸工具。
- transportation
standard American English equivalent
- transit
often used for public transport systems, especially in North America ('mass transit')
- infrastructure
broader term that includes transport as one component
文法句型
uncountable noun
singular: a transport system / means of transport
用法筆記
This sense overlaps with noun sense 1 but focuses on the infrastructure and vehicles rather than the activity. In American English, 'transportation' is far more common for this sense.
常見錯誤
3. a powerful feeling of joy, delight, or emotional excitement that seems to sweep
狂喜；忘我
極度快樂或激動的狀態
a powerful feeling of joy, delight, or emotional excitement that seems to sweep you away.
The audience was in transports of delight after the orchestra finished the final piece.
管弦樂團演奏完最後一曲後，觀眾陷入狂喜之中。
phrase: in transports of [emotion]
Dahlia felt a transport of joy when she learned her brother had recovered.
Dahlia 得知哥哥康復時，感到一陣狂喜。
Seeing the sunrise over the mountains filled the hikers with a sense of pure transport.
在山頂看著日出，讓這些登山者感受到一種純然的忘我境界。
The novel's final chapter sent readers into transports of both sadness and wonder.
那部小說的最後一章讓讀者既感傷又驚嘆，陷入百感交集之中。
- despair
the emotional opposite — complete loss of hope
文法句型
in transports of [emotion]
uncountable: sense of transport
用法筆記
Often used in the plural form 'transports' with a following 'of' phrase ('transports of delight', 'transports of joy'). This sense is largely restricted to literary or formal writing and is not common in everyday conversation.
常見錯誤
transport — 動詞
- transportpresent simple I / you / we / they
- transports3rd person singular
- transporting-ing form
- transportedpast simple
1. to move products, supplies, or passengers between different locations, typically
運送；運輸
用交通工具將貨物或人運到別處
to move products, supplies, or passengers between different locations, typically by road, rail, air, or sea.
The company transports fresh seafood from the coast to inland restaurants every morning.
這家公司每天早上將新鮮海產從沿海運送到內陸的餐廳。
pattern: transport + [goods] + from [place] to [place]
Helicopters were used to transport injured climbers down from the mountain.
直升機被用來將受傷的登山者從山上運送下來。
Nikhil's job is to transport building materials from the warehouse to different construction sites.
Nikhil 的工作是將建材從倉庫運送到各個建築工地。
The oil is transported by pipeline across three countries before reaching the refinery.
這些石油經由管線穿越三個國家後才抵達煉油廠。
These buses transport school children from rural villages to the nearest town each day.
這些巴士每天將偏遠村莊的學童載到最近的城鎮。
文法句型
transport + [goods/people] + [to/from location]
用法筆記
Can be used actively or passively. In passive constructions, the method of transport ('by truck', 'by air', 'by pipeline') is usually specified. The verb takes a direct object and is followed by a destination phrase beginning with 'to'.
常見錯誤
2. to send someone who has been found guilty of a crime to settle in a distant over
流放；放逐
過去將罪犯遣送至海外殖民地
to send someone who has been found guilty of a crime to settle in a distant overseas colony as a form of punishment, as was done by Britain and other European countries in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Between 1788 and 1868, Britain transported about 160,000 convicts to Australia.
從 1788 年到 1868 年間，英國將大約十六萬名罪犯流放到澳洲。
passive: be transported to [colony]
Christopher read about convicts transported to Botany Bay for stealing food.
Christopher 讀到關於因偷竊食物而被流放到植物學灣的囚犯的故事。
The judge sentenced the prisoner to be transported to the American colonies for seven years.
法官判處該囚犯流放美洲殖民地七年。
Hao studied a museum display about Irish families transported to the Caribbean during the 1600s.
Hao 參觀了一個關於十七世紀被流放到加勒比海的愛爾蘭家庭的博物館展覽。
Records show that people were transported for minor crimes such as cutting down a tree.
紀錄顯示，人們因為砍一棵樹這類輕微罪行就被流放。
文法句型
be transported to [colony] for [crime]
用法筆記
Restricted to historical contexts. The person was 'transported to' a colony, and the period of punishment was called a 'sentence of transportation'. This sense survives mainly in history books, museums, and historical fiction.
常見錯誤
3. to create such a strong feeling in someone through a book, film, piece of music,
宛如置身
使人感覺身處另一時空
to create such a strong feeling in someone through a book, film, piece of music, or similar experience that they feel as though they have entered another era or setting.
Reading the historical novel transported Eli back to the streets of Victorian London.
閱讀這本歷史小說讓 Eli 彷彿置身於維多利亞時代的倫敦街頭。
pattern: [artwork] transports [person] to [time/place]
The traditional music transported the audience to a small village in the mountains of Japan.
這首傳統音樂讓聽眾彷彿來到日本山區的一個小村莊。
Sumin let the old photographs transport her to her grandmother's childhood home.
Sumin 讓那些老照片帶她回到祖母童年時的家。
The film's scenery and soundtrack transported viewers to a peaceful island they had never seen.
電影的風景與配樂讓觀眾彷彿來到一座從未見過的寧靜小島。
A good memoir can transport its readers into the writer's own experiences and emotions.
一本好的回憶錄能讓讀者深入作者自身的經歷與情感世界。
- carry away
phrasal verb; more informal, often used in the passive ('I was carried away by the music')
- enchant
focuses on the pleasurable quality rather than the sense of relocation
- immerse
suggests deep involvement, especially in a story or activity, without the sense of physical relocation
文法句型
[experience/art] transports + [person] + to [time/place]
用法筆記
The subject is typically an artistic work or sensory experience (a book, film, song, smell, view). The object is the person affected, and the destination is introduced by 'to'. This sense is more common in reviews and descriptive writing than in everyday speech.