Word · Frequency #4190
surrey
萨里郡（英格兰东南部郡）
a county in southeastern England on the Thames
- 1.
n. a county in southeastern England on the Thames；n. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats
四轮双座轻便游览马车
四轮双座轻便游览马车
In use
They rented a surrey for a leisurely ride through the park.
The old photograph showed a family sitting in a surrey outside their farmhouse.
At the county fair, visitors could take a ride in a decorated surrey.
in + Surrey
Surrey 作为地名时通常不加冠词。
They live in Surrey.
他们住在萨里郡。
a + surrey
指马车时是可数名词，需加冠词。
He drove a surrey through the park.
他驾着一辆四轮游览马车穿过公园。
Common mistakes
We rented a survey for a tour of the city.We rented a surrey for a tour of the city.
误将'surrey'拼写为'survey'，'survey'意为调查，而'surrey'是一种四轮双座轻便游览马车。
They surreied around the lake.They took a surrey around the lake.
误将'surrey'用作动词；正确用法是名词，表示乘坐这种马车，需搭配动词'take'或'ride'。
Connections
Collocations
- surrey with a fringe on top
- 带流苏顶篷的四轮马车
- They sang about a surrey with a fringe on top.他们唱关于带流苏顶篷的四轮马车。
- horse-drawn surrey
- 马拉的四轮马车
- The horse-drawn surrey was a popular mode of transport in the 19th century.马拉的四轮马车是19世纪流行的交通工具。
- ride in a surrey
- 乘坐四轮马车
- We decided to ride in a surrey through the park.我们决定乘坐四轮马车穿过公园。
- rent a surrey
- 租用四轮马车
- Tourists can rent a surrey to explore the historic district.游客可以租用四轮马车游览历史区。
Pop culture & quotes
- I will buy you a surrey with the fringe on top
- 我会给你买一辆带流苏的四轮马车In the musical Oklahoma!, Curly sings about buying Laurey a surrey with the fringe on top.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
音似“萨里”，想象在英国萨里郡乘坐四轮双座马车，轻便游览。
Context & Register
Register: neutral. Typical contexts: historical, literary, horse-drawn carriage tourism. Note: 通常指19世纪的四轮轻便马车，多见于历史或文学作品，也用于描述休闲旅游场景。
Grammar Note
通常指四轮双座轻便游览马车，可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the sound /ʌri/ rhyme: hurry, worry, flurry, curry, furry. Words spelled with -ey like 'monkey' or 'honey' have a different consonant before the /i/ and may have a different vowel; they are not rhymes.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.