carried
past simple and past participle ofcarry
| 单词 | carried |
| 释义 | carried past simple and past participle ofcarry carry verb uk/ˈkær.i/us/ˈker.i/carryverb(TRANSPORT)A1[IorT] toholdsomething or someone withyourhands,arms, or onyourback andtransportit, him, or her from oneplaceto another: Would you like me to carryyourbagfor you? She carried hertiredchildupstairstobed. Thesebooksare tooheavyfor me to carry. We only had asmallsuitcase, so we wereableto carry itontotheplane. Robsoninjuredhislegin the secondhalfof thematchand had to be carriedoff. Thievesbroketheshopwindowand carriedoff(=removed)jewelleryworththousands ofpounds. to take someone somewhere
B2[IorT] tomovesomeone or something from oneplaceto another: Thebusthat wasinvolvedin theaccidentwas carryingchildrentoschool. The Brooklyn Bridge carriestrafficacrosstheEastRiverfromBrooklyntoManhattan. Policethinkthat thebodywas carrieddowntheriver(= wastransportedby theflowof theriver). Undergroundcablescarryelectricitytoallpartsof thecity. Rubbishlefton thebeachduring thedayis carriedaway(=removed)atnightby thetide. Synonyms cart drag(PULL) ferry luginformal toteinformal transport(GOODS/PEOPLE)
Transferring and transporting objects
carryverb(HAVE WITH YOU)B1[T] to have something with you all thetime: PoliceofficersinBritaindo not usually carryguns. figurativeHe will carry thememoryof theaccidentwith him(= willremembertheaccident)forever.
Having and owning - general words
carryverb(HAVE)C2[T] to have something as apart,quality, orresult: Allcigarettepacketscarry agovernmenthealthwarning. Ourcarscarry a twelve-monthguarantee. Hisspeechcarried so muchconvictionthat I had toagreewith him. In somecountries,murdercarries thedeathpenalty. I'mafraidmyopiniondoesn't carry anyweightwith(=influence)myboss. USThesalesclerksaid they didn't carry(= have asupplyof)sportswear.
Including and containing
carryverb(SPREAD)C1[T] to take something from onepersonor thing and give it to anotherpersonor thing: Malaria is adiseasecarried bymosquitoes. Passing on illness & causing disease
carryverb(SUPPORT WEIGHT)C2[T] tosupporttheweightof something withoutmovingorbreaking: Theweightof thecathedralroofis carried by tworowsofpillars. Physical supports and supporting
carryverb(KEEP IN OPERATION)[T] tosupport,keepinoperation, or make asuccess: We can nolongeraffordto carrypeoplewho don'tworkas hard as they should. Luckily they had a verystrongactorin themainpartand hemanagedto carry thewholeplay(= make asuccessof it through his ownperformance). Backing, supporting & defending
carryverb(WIN)[T] towinthesupport,agreement, orsympathyof agroupofpeople: Thebosses'planstoreorganizethecompanywon'tsucceedunlessthey can carry theworkforcewith them. Urging & persuading
carryverb(APPROVE)[Tusually passive] to giveapproval,especiallybyvoting: Themotion/proposal/resolution/billwas carriedby210votesto 160. Elections
carryverb(BROADCAST)[T] (of anewspaperorradioortelevisionbroadcast) tocontainparticularinformation: This morning'snewspapersall carry the samestoryontheirfrontpage. News reporting & the press
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Broadcasting in general carryverb(REACH)[I] to beabletoreachortravelaparticulardistance: Thesoundof theexplosioncarried formiles. Theballcarried high into theairandlandedthe othersideof thefence. General words for movement
carryverb(DEVELOP)[Tusually+ adv/prep] todeveloporcontinuesomething: Lenin carried Marx'sideasastagefurtherby putting them intopractice. If we carry thisargumenttoitslogicalconclusion, werealizethatfurtherinvestmentis not a goodidea. She carriestidinesstoextremes/toitslimits(= she is tootidy). We must end here, but we can carry today'sdiscussionforwardatournextmeeting. He always carries hisjokestoofar(= hecontinuesmakingjokeswhen he should havestopped). Making progress and advancing
carryverb(MOVE BODY)carryyourself tomoveyourbodyin aparticularway: You cantellshe's adancerfrom the way that she carries herself. Posture
carryverb(MATHEMATICS)[T] to put anumberinto anothercolumnwhen doingaddition Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
carryverb(BE PREGNANT WITH)[T] to bepregnantwith achild: It wasquiteashocktolearnthat she was carryingtwins. I wasenormouswhen I was carrying Josh. Obstetrics: pregnancy
carryverb(AMERICAN FOOTBALL)[IorT] in Americanfootball, to carry theballforwardacrossthefield,gaininganadvantageforyourteam: Everyrunningbackwantsto carry theball. Johnson carried 26timesfor 202yards. General terms used in ball sports
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: American football Idiomscarry a torch forsomeone carry a tune carry the ball carry the can carry the day Phrasal verbscarrysomeoneaway carrysomethingforward/over carrysomethingoff carry(something)on carry on carrysomethingout carrysomethingover carry(something)over carrysomeonethrough (something) carrysomethingthrough Examplesofcarriedcarried In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The learning processes in both the sagittal and frontal planes arecarriedout simultaneously. From theCambridge English Corpus This task could becarriedout entirely by means of (purely) natural-scientific (naturwissenschaftlichen) methods. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, returning refugees introduced new power objects that theycarriedwith them from the localities where they had found refuge. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, although the strict style alwayscarriedsymbolic associations of law and order, this law had different implications at different times. From theCambridge English Corpus Proofs are alwayscarriedout either by symbolic evaluation or by structural induction. From theCambridge English Corpus If a criticism has to be made it would be that some of these themes might have beencarriedforwards or backwards into other periods. From theCambridge English Corpus Current studies are beingcarriedout to determine the pharmacology, ion dependence and molecular basis for larval tegumental serotonin transporters. From theCambridge English Corpus The narrative interviews, typically taking 3 -5 hr to complete by telephone, werecarriedout by intensively trained and supervised interviewers. From theCambridge English Corpus I have examined the role of the wife and how the succession of that role wascarriedout. From theCambridge English Corpus The tests werecarriedout as the last of a battery of eye-movement tasks, including smooth pursuit and prosaccade tasks. From theCambridge English Corpus From the literal sense of conjecture the qualities 'hastily' and 'carelessly' appear to becarriedover to the transferred sense. From theCambridge English Corpus The activity is said to be 'carried-over ' or ' transferred ' from an agent to a patient. From theCambridge English Corpus Stimulation and response recording were thencarriedout while the cell was viable. From theCambridge English Corpus These two functions arecarriedout by seven different fold types, from three different fold classes. From theCambridge English Corpus It is recognised that improvements in the design of the model would be valuable and further work is now beingcarriedout. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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