Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6107
transit
运输;公共交通
the transport of people or goods, especially by public transportation; the vehicles and facilities used for this
尤指城市中的公共汽车、地铁等公共交通,如 mass transit(公共交通)
- 1.
The act of passing over, across, or through something.
经过、穿过或通过某物的行为。
- 2.
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
一种测量水平和垂直角度的测量仪器,由小望远镜和三脚架组成
- 3.
The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
尤其指公共交通系统中人或物的运输;用于此类运输的车辆。
- 4.
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
用于乘客或货物运输的设施和设备
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The passage of a celestial body or other object across the observer's meridian, or across the disk of a larger celestial body.
天体或其他物体经过观察者子午线,或经过较大天体盘面的过程。
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a journey usually by ship
通常通过船只进行的旅行
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The passage of a celestial body in the horoscope, e.g. through a section or in relation to a specific important point in someone's birth chart.
天体在星盘中的运行,例如经过某区域或与本命盘特定重要点相关。
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A surveying instrument rather like a theodolite that measures horizontal and vertical angles.
一种类似经纬仪的测量仪器,用于测量水平和垂直角度。
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An imaginary line between two objects whose positions are known. When the navigator sees one object directly in front of the other, the navigator knows that his position is on the transit.
连接两个已知位置物体的假想线,当一物正对另一物时,导航员即知自身位于此线上。
通行;经过;过境;(天体的)凌日;中天;经纬仪;测量仪;乘船旅行;航行;(占星中的)行星运行;行运
In use
I take public transit to work every day.
The new transit line will connect the airport to the city center.
Taking transit is cheaper than driving and parking downtown.
in transit
固定短语,表示货物或人在运输或旅行过程中。
Your order is currently in transit and will arrive tomorrow.
您的订单目前在运输途中,明天将送达。
transit from [place] to [place]
表示从一地到另一地的运输或通行,常用于书面语。
The transit from the station to the airport takes about thirty minutes.
从车站到机场的行程大约需要三十分钟。
transit through [place]
表示穿过或经过某地,常与关于通行规定的语境搭配。
Connections
Collocations
- in transit
- 在运输途中;在途中
- The package is still in transit.包裹仍在运输途中。
- public transit
- 公共交通
- Many people commute by public transit.许多人乘公共交通通勤。
- transit system
- 公共交通系统
- The city's transit system includes buses and subways.这座城市的公共交通系统包括公共汽车和地铁。
- transit visa
- 过境签证
- You need a transit visa to change planes there.你在那里换乘飞机需要过境签证。
- transit passenger
- 过境旅客
- Transit passengers do not need to collect their luggage.过境旅客无需领取行李。
- transit time
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 transit:trans(穿过)+ it(它),想象公交车‘穿过它’——公共交通运输 transit。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:public transit systems、mass transit planning、shipments in transit、transit route maps 作名词指公共交通或运输时,语气通常偏中性,在美式英语中较常见;在“in transit”等物流、正式语境中则更书面。日常口语里多直接用 bus、train 等具体说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均以透明前缀 trans- 开头,且多数读作 /trænz/,与 transit 开头的 /trænz/ 相同。但不存在与 transit /ˈtrænzɪt/ 完全押韵的常用词:其 -zɪt 结尾没有常见词匹配。注意:当 trans- 后接清辅音时(如 transplant /trænsˈplɑːnt/),s 读 /s/ 而非 /z/;另外 transmit 的重音在第二音节,与 transit 不同。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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