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a carrier of sth
常用于医学语境，指携带病原体的人或动物。
She is a carrier of the virus.
她是这种病毒的携带者。
搬运者；运送者；运输工具
carriers — plural of carrier
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
搬运者；运送者；运输工具
A person or thing that carries something.
She is a carrier of the virus.
她是这种病毒的携带者。
A person or object that carries someone or something else.
英国卡里尔鸽(English Carrier)的同义词。
Synonym of English Carrier.
A carrier pigeon.
A person or company in the business of shipping freight.
The mail carrier delivers letters to our house every morning.
邮递员每天早上把信件送到我们家。
An aircraft carrier can carry dozens of fighter jets.
航空母舰可以搭载几十架战斗机。
She is a carrier of a rare genetic mutation.
她是一种罕见基因突变的携带者。
常用于医学语境，指携带病原体的人或动物。
She is a carrier of the virus.
她是这种病毒的携带者。
用于运输工具，指承载某物的车辆或容器。
The truck serves as a carrier for heavy equipment.
这辆卡车作为重型设备的运输工具。
用于化学或科技语境，指传递或运输物质的媒介。
The molecule acts as a carrier for the drug.
该分子作为药物的载体。
Not this
I need to carrier the box to the truck.
Use this
I need to carry the box to the truck.
“carrier”是名词，不能用作动词。正确动词应为“carry”.
Not this
Carrier delivered the letter this morning.
Use this
The carrier delivered the letter this morning.
“carrier”作为可数名词，在泛指时通常需要冠词“the”或“a”。正确表达应加上定冠词“the”.
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
航空母舰
The navy operates several aircraft carriers.
海军操作几艘航空母舰。
手提袋
I need a carrier bag for my groceries.
我需要一个手提袋装杂货。
信鸽
Carrier pigeons were used to send messages.
信鸽曾被用来传递信息。
疾病携带者
Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
蚊子是疟疾的携带者。
邮递员
The mail carrier delivers letters every morning.
邮递员每天早上送信。
载波
Radio stations transmit on different carrier waves.
广播电台在不同载波上传输。
Use carriers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆提示：carrier = carry + er，想象邮递员（carrier）背着信袋运送信件。
【运送者】通常用于指代从事运输或投递工作的人，如邮递员或行李搬运工，语境较为中性，常见于工作描述或物流场景。
The words barrier, harrier, and farrier rhyme with carrier (all share the /ˈæriə/ ending). Terrier and courier have different vowels (/ˈɛriə/ and /ˈʊriə/ respectively) so they do not rhyme despite the similar spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.