transit
noun[U]
uk/ˈtræn.zɪt/us/ˈtræn.zɪt/themovementofgoodsorpeoplefrom oneplaceto another:
运输;输送It ispossibleto make aninsuranceclaimfor anygoodslostordamagedintransit.为在运输中丢失或受损的货物索要保险赔偿是有可能的。
Thequestionis whetherroadtransit ischeaperthanrail.问题在于公路运输是否比铁路运输便宜。
arapid-transittrain快运列车
Transferring and transporting objects
- bear
- bearer
- bike
- bike rack
- bore
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call forsomeone
- convey
- haul
- portage
- post-delivery
- putsomething/someonedown
- redeliver
- redelivery
- transplant
- transport
- transportation
transit
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈtræn.zɪt/us/ˈtræn.zɪt/topassthrough oracrossaplace, anarea, or acountryon the way tosomewhereelse:
Millions ofpassengerstransitthroughDubaiairporteveryyear.
Weassumethatmammothshabituallytransitedareascolderthan many othercreaturescouldtolerate.
astronomyspecialized
(of aplanetor otherobjectinspace) topassacrossanotherheavenlybody(= aplanet,star,moon, etc.)or ameridian(= animaginarylineorcirclepassingthrough thepoles):
Thecourseoffersskilledamateurastronomerstheopportunitytohelpin thesearchforplanetstransitingstars.
Astronomers aresearchingforpossiblesignsof aplanettransitingacrossthedistantSun'sface.
astrologyspecialized
inastrology, tomovetowards orpassacrossaparticularstarsign:
We are transiting into thesignofAquarius, thesignof the water-carrier.
Neptunewill transitPiscesfor ashortperiodbetweenApril4 andAugust5 and this mayaffectyouremotionalbalance.
- Beforebookingyourflights, makesuretochecktheentryrequirementswith the Consulate of thecountryorcountriesbeingvisitedor transited through.
- Manydrugsmugglersgetcaughtwhen transiting through anairport.
- Franco hadbannedmalesover 18 from transiting through Spain.
- They are alsoknownas "transitingplanets" becausetheirpathscarrythemdirectlyacrossthesurfaceoftheirsuns.
- Thespacecraftwasdesignedtostudythephysicsofdistantstarsand todetectany transitingplanetswhile doing so.
- Investors are taking ariskthisyearasPlutotransitsitsSagittarianSun.
Crossing and moving through
- bash through (something)
- break
- break throughsomething
- criss-cross
- cross
- crossed
- cut
- cut acrosssomething
- ford
- penetrate
- penetration
- penetrative
- percolate
- pierce
- plough
- scythe
- straddle
- thread
- traverse
- uncrossed
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