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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。
运输；公共交通
transits — plural of transit
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
运输；公共交通
the transport of people or goods, especially by public transportation; the vehicles and facilities used for this
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。
尤指城市中的公共汽车、地铁等公共交通，如 mass transit（公共交通）
经过、穿过或通过某物的行为。
The act of passing over, across, or through something.
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
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
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。
The conveyance of people or goods from one place to another, especially on a public transportation system; the vehicles used for such conveyance.
用于乘客或货物运输的设施和设备
a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods
I take public transit to work every day.
我每天乘公共交通上班。
The new transit line will connect the airport to the city center.
新的公共交通线路将把机场和市中心连接起来。
Taking transit is cheaper than driving and parking downtown.
乘公共交通比开车并停在市中心更便宜。
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。
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。
表示穿过或经过某地，常与关于通行规定的语境搭配。
Transit through the tunnel is forbidden after midnight.
午夜后禁止通过该隧道。
天文学术语，指一个天体经过另一个天体或观察者所在区域的现象。
A transit of Venus occurs when the planet passes between the Sun and Earth.
金星凌日发生在这颗行星经过太阳和地球之间时。
Not this
The transit from school to work is hard for many graduates.
Use this
The transition from school to work is hard for many graduates.
transit 指交通运输或经过，transition 指状态转变。表示从学校到工作的转变应用 transition。
Not this
I take a transit to work.
Use this
I take transit to work.
表示公共交通时 transit 是不可数名词，前面不加 a。
Not this
The goods were damaged on transit.
Use this
The goods were damaged in transit.
惯用短语是 in transit（在运输途中），介词用 in 而不用 on。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在运输途中；在途中
The package is still in transit.
包裹仍在运输途中。
公共交通
Many people commute by public transit.
许多人乘公共交通通勤。
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。
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。
过境旅客
Transit passengers do not need to collect their luggage.
过境旅客无需领取行李。
运输时间；送抵时间
The transit time for this shipment is five days.
这批货物的运输时间是五天。
在运输中；在途中
Your package is in transit and should arrive by Friday.
你的包裹正在运输途中，应该在周五前到达。
Use transits naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 transit：trans（穿过）+ it（它），想象公交车‘穿过它’——公共交通运输 transit。
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。
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。
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