Word · Frequency #3104
carriages
马车
carriages is the plural of carriage.
a horse-drawn vehicle for passengers
- 1.
A means of conveyance.
运输工具
- 2.
a railcar where passengers ride
乘客乘坐的铁路车厢
- 3.
A (mostly four-wheeled) lighter vehicle chiefly designed to transport people, generally drawn by horse power.
主要用于运送人的轻型车辆,通常由马拉动
- 4.
a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
由一匹或多匹马拉动的有轮车辆
- 5.
The manner or posture in which one holds or positions a body part, such as one's arm or head.
身体部位的姿势或姿态
- 6.
characteristic way of bearing one's body
身体的特定姿态
- 7.
The part of a typewriter supporting the paper, the part of a machine tool such as a lathe that guides the bit as it cuts or otherwise manipulates the workpiece.
打字机支撑纸张的部分,或机床如车床引导刀具的部分
- 8.
A gun carriage.
炮架
- 9.
The charge made for conveying (especially in the phrases carriage forward, when the charge is to be paid by the receiver, and Carriage Paid To).
运输费用(尤其在“运费到付”或“运费已付至”中)
客车；运费；运输工具；乘客乘坐的铁路车厢；主要用于运送人的轻型车辆,通常由马拉动
In use
The train had ten carriages, and the last one was the dining car.
In the 19th century, wealthy families often traveled in elegant horse-drawn carriages.
Her upright carriage and confident smile made her stand out in the crowd.
ride in a carriage
We rode in a carriage through the park.
我们乘坐马车穿过公园。
carriage of something
此处carriage意为运输。
The carriage of goods by rail is efficient.
铁路运输货物效率高。
in the carriage
此处carriage指火车车厢。
Connections
Collocations
- baby carriage
- 婴儿车
- She pushed the baby carriage along the path.她沿着小路推着婴儿车。
- horse-drawn carriage
- 马车
- They took a ride in a horse-drawn carriage through the park.他们乘坐马车穿过公园。
- carriage house
- 马车房
- The old mansion had a carriage house behind it.老宅后面有一个马车房。
- carriage return
- 回车
- Press the carriage return key to start a new line.按回车键开始新的一行。
- carriage of goods
- 货物运输
- The company specializes in the carriage of goods by sea.这家公司专门从事海上货物运输。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一匹马拉着一辆四轮车，carriage里有'car'（车），记住这是马车。
Context & Register
此义项多用于历史或文学描述，属中性偏正式语体。常见于故事、历史书籍等语境。
Grammar Note
Countable: vehicle (e.g., train carriage). Uncountable: transport cost or bearing (e.g., carriage of goods).
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'marriage' genuinely rhymes with 'carriage' (both /ˈkær.ɪdʒ/ and /ˈmær.ɪdʒ/). Other words ending in '-age' differ: 'package' uses /k/ instead of /r/; 'village' has a different vowel (/ɪ/); 'language' includes /ɡw/; 'image' has /ɪ/; 'manage' uses /n/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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