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build a carport
carport 是可数名词，复数形式为 carports。
They built a carport beside the house.
他们在房子旁边建了一个汽车棚。
汽车棚
carports — plural of carport
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
汽车棚
a structure for one or two cars, consisting of a flat roof supported on poles
They built a carport beside the house.
他们在房子旁边建了一个汽车棚。
一种有顶的汽车停放结构,通常附于房屋,不像车库那样完全封闭,但至少有一侧向室外开放。
A roofed structure for automobile storage, usually attached to a house and not fully enclosed like a garage but with at least one side open to the outdoors.
由支柱支撑平顶的单车或双车车库
garage for one or two cars consisting of a flat roof supported on poles
We park our car under the carport to keep it out of the rain.
我们把车停在汽车棚下，以免被雨淋湿。
The house has a carport that can hold two cars.
这栋房子有一个能停两辆车的汽车棚。
They built a wooden carport next to the garage last summer.
去年夏天他们在车库旁边建了一个木制汽车棚。
carport 是可数名词，复数形式为 carports。
They built a carport beside the house.
他们在房子旁边建了一个汽车棚。
under 比 in 更常用，因为 carport 通常没有墙。
She parks her car under the carport every night.
她每天晚上把车停在汽车棚下。
carport 常出现在被动结构中，表示“被建造/被加建”。
A carport was attached to the main house.
一个汽车棚被加建到了主屋旁边。
Not this
My house has big carport.
Use this
My house has a big carport.
carport是可数名词单数，前面需要冠词a；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Not this
This carport can park two cars.
Use this
We can park two cars in this carport.
英语中park的主语必须是人，不能用carport作主语；表达“车棚能停两辆车”要用We/You can park... in this carport。
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搭一个汽车棚
They decided to build a carport next to the house.
他们决定在房子旁边搭一个汽车棚。
与房屋相连的汽车棚
The attached carport keeps the car dry in winter.
与房屋相连的汽车棚让汽车在冬天保持干燥。
在汽车棚下
We parked the motorcycle under the carport.
我们把摩托车停在汽车棚下。
金属汽车棚
A metal carport is cheap and easy to install.
金属汽车棚价格便宜，安装方便。
汽车棚的棚顶
The carport roof was damaged in the storm.
汽车棚的棚顶在暴风雨中损坏了。
便携式汽车棚
He bought a portable carport for temporary parking.
他买了一个便携式汽车棚，用于临时停车。
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联想：car（车）+port（港口），车停靠的遮阳棚，就像车的港口。
语域：neutral 常见场景：家居、房产、建筑 这个名词属于日常中性用语，多用于描述住宅旁由立柱和顶棚搭成的停车设施；在房产介绍、家居生活和建筑施工等场合都比较常见。
可数名词，指有顶但通常无墙的简易车辆棚。
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