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:
背；扛；抱；抬；搬；载Would you like me to carryyourbagfor you?要我帮你背包吗？
She carried hertiredchildupstairstobed.她将疲惫的孩子抱上楼去睡觉。
Thesebooksare tooheavyfor me to carry.这些书太沉了，我搬不动。
We only had asmallsuitcase, so we wereableto carry itontotheplane.我们只有一只小手提箱，所以能拎着它登机。
Robsoninjuredhislegin the secondhalfof thematchand had to be carriedoff.罗布森在下半场比赛中腿部受伤，只好被抬到场外。
Thievesbroketheshopwindowand carriedoff(=removed)jewelleryworththousands ofpounds.小偷打碎了商店的橱窗，拿走了价值几千英镑的珠宝。
to take someone somewhere
- takeI have to take my mother to the doctor today.
- go withI offered to go with him to the police station.
- come withCan you come to the hospital with me?
- accompanyChildren under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
- driveMy husband usually drives the kids to school.
- give someone a liftCan you give me a lift into town?
B2[IorT]
tomovesomeone or something from oneplaceto another:
运送；输送，传输Thebusthat wasinvolvedin theaccidentwas carryingchildrentoschool.出事的公共汽车当时正送孩子们去上学。
The Brooklyn Bridge carriestrafficacrosstheEastRiverfromBrooklyntoManhattan.布鲁克林大桥横跨东河，连接布鲁克林与曼哈顿的交通运输。
Policethinkthat thebodywas carrieddowntheriver(= wastransportedby theflowof theriver).警方认为尸体是顺河漂下来的。
Undergroundcablescarryelectricitytoallpartsof thecity.地下电缆将电力输送到该市各个地区。
Rubbishlefton thebeachduring thedayis carriedaway(=removed)atnightby thetide.白天扔在海滩上的垃圾晚上被潮汐卷走了。
Synonyms
cart
drag(PULL)
ferry
luginformal
toteinformal
transport(GOODS/PEOPLE)
- Will you beableto carry all theshoppingbackhomeonyourbike?
- Kangaroos carrytheiryounginpouches.
- She was carrying atrayofdrinks.
- Watersloppedout of thebucketas he carried it up thestairs.
- They carried thewoundedfrom thebattlefield.
Transferring and transporting objects
- bear
- bearer
- bike
- bike rack
- bore
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call forsomeone
- chauffeur
- convey
- portage
- post-delivery
- putsomething/someonedown
- redeliver
- redelivery
- transplant
- transport
- transportation
carryverb(HAVE WITH YOU)
B1[T]
to have something with you all thetime:
携带，带有，带着PoliceofficersinBritaindo not usually carryguns.英国警察通常不带枪。
figurativeHe will carry thememoryof theaccidentwith him(= willremembertheaccident)forever.他将永远铭记那次事故。
- She still carries hisphotoin herpurse.
- I don't usually carry muchcashwith me.
- Heneeded100stitchesand still carriesscarsall over hisbody.
- He carries a Britishpassport.
- So manyyoungpeopleround here carryweapons.
Having and owning - general words
- acquire
- acquisition
- attach
- attachsomethingtosomething
- be endowed withsomethingidiom
- bear
- bearer
- claim
- holder
- lay
- lord/master/mistress/king/queen of allyousurveyidiom
- makesomething(all)yourownidiom
- mistress
- not/never want for anythingidiom
- revert
- revert tosomething
- shared ownership
- stakesomethingout
- survey
- they've
carryverb(HAVE)
C2[T]
to have something as apart,quality, orresult:
带有，具有；包含；导致Allcigarettepacketscarry agovernmenthealthwarning.所有的香烟盒上都印有政府的健康警告。
Ourcarscarry a twelve-monthguarantee.我们的汽车有12个月的保修期。
Hisspeechcarried so muchconvictionthat I had toagreewith him.他的发言很有说服力，我只好赞同。
In somecountries,murdercarries thedeathpenalty.在有些国家，谋杀要被判死刑。
I'mafraidmyopiniondoesn't carry anyweightwith(=influence)myboss.恐怕我的意见不会对我的老板产生任何影响。
USThesalesclerksaid they didn't carry(= have asupplyof)sportswear.售货员说他们不经销运动服装。
- Allinvestmentscarry with them somerisk.
- Burglary carries amaximumsentenceof 14years'imprisonment.
- His words inmeetingscarry anauthority.
- Forchildren,obesitycarries astigma.
- Traintravelstill carries with it anauraofromance.
Including and containing
- absorptive capacity
- all in
- assimilable
- assimilate
- buildsomethingin/intosomething
- cast
- draw
- encompass
- enshrine
- extend
- factor
- factorsomethingin
- forget
- packsomethingin
- package
- pepper
- peppersomethingwithsomething
- plug(something/someone)intosomething
- reincorporate
- rich
carryverb(SPREAD)
C1[T]
to take something from onepersonor thing and give it to anotherpersonor thing:
传播Malaria is adiseasecarried bymosquitoes.疟疾是一种由蚊子传播的疾病。
Passing on illness & causing disease
- aerosolize
- community transmission
- contact tracer
- contact tracing
- disseminator
- epidemic
- harbour
- infect
- infected
- insalubrious
- noncarrier
- noncontagious
- pass on
- percent positive
- pestilential
- transmissible
- transmit
- transmittable
- unhygienic
- virally
carryverb(SUPPORT WEIGHT)
C2[T]
tosupporttheweightof something withoutmovingorbreaking:
支撑；承载Theweightof thecathedralroofis carried by tworowsofpillars.大教堂的屋顶重量由两排柱子支撑。
Physical supports and supporting
- abutment
- bolster
- bookend
- bracket
- burden
- buttress
- groan
- lath
- load-bearing
- pier
- pile
- pillar
- prop
- propsomethingup
- rafter
- rib
- sinew
- underpin
- unsupported
- weight-bearing
carryverb(KEEP IN OPERATION)
[T]
tosupport,keepinoperation, or make asuccess:
支持；支撑；使成功We can nolongeraffordto carrypeoplewho don'tworkas hard as they should.我们再也养不起不尽力工作的人了。
Luckily they had a verystrongactorin themainpartand hemanagedto carry thewholeplay(= make asuccessof it through his ownperformance).幸运的是，他们有一位很具实力的男演员担纲，他撑起了整个剧。
Backing, supporting & defending
- adopt
- advocacy
- affirmation
- allyyourselfto/withsomeone
- argumentation
- badge
- bailout
- bet
- champion
- keep the flag flyingidiom
- patronage
- recommended
- red carpet
- reinforce
- right behindsomeoneidiom
- roll out the red carpetidiom
- root
- root forsomeone
- stick together
- sympathetic
carryverb(WIN)
[T]
towinthesupport,agreement, orsympathyof agroupofpeople:
获得（支持、同意或同情等）Thebosses'planstoreorganizethecompanywon'tsucceedunlessthey can carry theworkforcewith them.管理层重组公司的计划不会成功，除非他们能赢得全体员工的支持。
Urging & persuading
- ambulance-chasing
- argumentation
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- blag
- blagger
- chivvy
- fob
- induce
- inveigle
- jolly
- lean
- lean onsomeone/something
- miseducate
- miseducation
- overencourage
- soft sell
- urge
- work onsomething
- wrap
- wrapsomeonearoundyourlittle fingeridiom
carryverb(APPROVE)
[Tusually passive]
to giveapproval,especiallybyvoting:
（尤指通过投票）通过Themotion/proposal/resolution/billwas carriedby210votesto 160.该动议／提议／决议／法案以210票对160票获得通过。
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- primary
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- votesomethingthrough
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
carryverb(BROADCAST)
[T]
(of anewspaperorradioortelevisionbroadcast) tocontainparticularinformation:
（报纸、广播或电视）刊登，播出This morning'snewspapersall carry the samestoryontheirfrontpage.今早的报纸都在头版刊登了相同的报道。
News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- breaking news
- bury the ledeidiom
- citizen journalism
- correspondent
- dispatch
- hot off the pressidiom
- investigative journalism
- investigative journalist
- journalism
- journalist
- journalistic
- pap
- photojournalism
- photojournalist
- press baron
- press conference
- scoop
- the Associated Press
- the Press Association
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Broadcasting in general
carryverb(REACH)
[I]
to beabletoreachortravelaparticulardistance:
达到；传到Thesoundof theexplosioncarried formiles.爆炸声传出数英里。
Theballcarried high into theairandlandedthe othersideof thefence.球高高飞上天，落在了栅栏的另一边。
General words for movement
- betake
- budge
- budge up
- circulate
- dad dancing
- gangway
- kinetic
- kinetic energy
- libration
- locomotion
- mill around
- motion
- move
- movement
- pass
- round
- scoot
- seethe
- shove
- slip
carryverb(DEVELOP)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
todeveloporcontinuesomething:
发展；继续Lenin carried Marx'sideasastagefurtherby putting them intopractice.列宁通过付诸实践发展了马克思的思想。
If we carry thisargumenttoitslogicalconclusion, werealizethatfurtherinvestmentis not a goodidea.如果我们继续讨论并得出合乎逻辑的结论，就会认识到进一步投资是不明智的。
She carriestidinesstoextremes/toitslimits(= she is tootidy).她整洁得过头了。
We must end here, but we can carry today'sdiscussionforwardatournextmeeting.我们必须到此结束了，但在下一次会议上，我们可继续今天的讨论。
He always carries hisjokestoofar(= hecontinuesmakingjokeswhen he should havestopped).他总是把玩笑开得很过头。
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- flourish
- flower
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- grow
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development
carryverb(MOVE BODY)
carryyourself
tomoveyourbodyin aparticularway:
举止You cantellshe's adancerfrom the way that she carries herself.你从她的举手投足间可以看出她是个舞蹈演员。
She carries herself with thepoiseof amodel.
She carried herself withgraceanddignity.
Helena carried herself with acertainelegancethatturnedheadswhen shewalkedinto aroom.
You canconveyquietconfidencejust by carrying yourself in acertainway.
Posture
- attitude
- bearing
- carriage
- crossed
- deportment
- orthostatic
- pose
- position
- postural
- posture
- power pose
- power posing
- strike
- strike an attitudeidiom
- suck
- sucksomethingin
carryverb(MATHEMATICS)
[T]
to put anumberinto anothercolumnwhen doingaddition
（加法运算）使进位Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
- add
- add (something) up
- addition sign
- additive
- arithmetical
- coefficient
- deduction
- half
- halve
- highest common factor
- long division
- power
- recursion
- roundsomethingdown
- subtraction sign
- subtractive
- table
- takesomethingaway
- times
- treble
carryverb(AMERICAN FOOTBALL)
[IorT]
in Americanfootball, to carry theballforwardacrossthefield,gaininganadvantageforyourteam:
持球冲锋；冲球Everyrunningbackwantsto carry theball.每个跑卫都想持球冲锋。
Johnson carried 26timesfor 202yards.约翰逊冲球26次，总码数为202码。
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- defend
- hat trick
- in boundsidiom
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- loft
- penalty
- smash-mouth
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
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American football
carryverb(SPORT)
[T]
inicehockeyandfootball, tocontrolthepuckorballandmoveforwardwith it:
He carried thepuckinto the Vancouverzoneon theleftside.
Heburstthrough, carrying theballfrom thehalfwaylineinto the Barcelonapenaltyarea.
[T]
inbasketball, tostandstill andholdtheballafterdribblingit(=movingit byrepeatedlyhittingit against thefloorwithyourhand)and beforestartingtomoveordribbletheballagain, which is against therules:
If you carry theball, therefereewillblowthewhistleand you willlosepossession.
[T]
Ingolf, if you carry apartof thegolfcourse(=playingarea)such as abunker,fairway, etc., yousuccessfullyhittheballover it:
Theopeningteeshotsmusttryto carry thefairwaybunkersat 260yards.
- Helikedto carry thepuckthrough themiddleof theneutralzone, thenveerleftorrightaftercrossingthe opponent'sblueline.
- I had 195yardsto carry thebunkerin themiddleof thefairway.
Hockey
- biscuit
- blocker
- cooler
- corner
- five-hole
- floor hockey
- fullback
- goal
- goaltender
- hockey
- penalty box
- rhombus
- ringette
- rink hockey
- set play
- shin guard
- shin pad
- stack
- stick
- target man
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Football/soccer
Basketball, netball & volleyball
Golf
carryverb(BE PREGNANT WITH)
[T]
to bepregnantwith achild:
怀孕；怀胎It wasquiteashocktolearnthat she was carryingtwins.得知她怀了双胞胎，大家很吃惊。
I wasenormouswhen I was carrying Josh.我怀乔希的时候体形很笨重。
Obstetrics: pregnancy
- antenatally
- anti-abortion
- baby brain
- broodiness
- child
- expected
- miscarriage
- morning sickness
- pregnancy
- pregnant
- pro-abortion
- pro-life
- pudding
- reconceive
- right to life
- spout
- stretch marks
- surrogate
- trouble
- unborn
Idioms
carry a torch forsomeone
carry a tune
carry the ball
carry the can
carry the day
carry your bat
Phrasal verbs
carrysomeoneaway
carrysomethingforward/over
carrysomethingoff
carry(something)on
carry on
carrysomethingout
carrysomethingover
carry(something)over
carrysomeonethrough (something)
carrysomethingthrough
carry
noun
uk/ˈkær.i/us/ˈker.i/carrynoun(GUNS)
[U]US
theactof carrying agun:
携枪Fordailycarry byofficers,weaponsshould bedurableandeasytoclean.警察日常携带的武器应是耐用和易于清洁的。
Guns
- automatic
- blaster
- cannon
- cannonade
- cannonball
- cock
- go off
- gunnery
- gunpoint
- gunsmith
- kick
- machine gun
- plug
- pot
- shoot
- shootsomethingdown
- shoot up
- shooter
- sniper
- sniping
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Having and owning - general words
carrynoun(SPORT)
[C]
in Americanfootball, anoccasionwhen aplayercarries theballforwardacrossthefield,gaininganadvantagefor his or herteam:
持球前进；冲球Theyardsgainedon a carry are referred to as "rushingyards".持球进攻时获得的码数为“冲球码数”。
Hecurrentlyholdstherecordfor the mostcareercarries.他目前为职业生涯中拥有最多冲球次数的记录保持人。
[C]
inbasketball, theactofstandingstill andholdingtheballafterdribblingit(=movingit byrepeatedlyhittingit against thefloorwithyourhand), which is against therulesif theplayerdribblesormoveswith theballagain :
Therefereeblewthewhistleand called theplayerfor a carry.
A carrybecomesadoubledribbleif theplayerstartstodribbletheballagain afterstopping.
[CorU]
ingolf, thedistanceaballtravelsfrom where it ishitto where ithitstheground:
Thislefthimneedinga carryof226yardstoavoidthewaterhazardinfrontof thegreen.
Wefoundtheclubdidcontributetoextracarrydistance.
General terms used in ball sports
- aggregate score
- assist
- back pass
- backspin
- ballplayer
- bend
- defend
- hat trick
- in boundsidiom
- inbounds pass
- indirect free kick
- kicker
- laysomeoneoff
- loft
- penalty
- smash-mouth
- spot kick
- square ball
- timeout
- underhand
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
American football
Basketball, netball & volleyball
Golf
carrynoun(PERSON)
[S]mainlyUKinformal
theactof carrying someone,especiallyachild:
She wastiredandwanteda carry.
Shall I give you a carry?
Transferring and transporting objects
- bear
- bearer
- bike
- bike rack
- bore
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call forsomeone
- chauffeur
- convey
- portage
- post-delivery
- putsomething/someonedown
- redeliver
- redelivery
- transplant
- transport
- transportation
Idioms
concealed carry
open carry
carry
adjective[before noun]
lawUSspecializeduk/ˈkær.i/us/ˈker.i/relatingto the carrying of agun:
携枪的，持枪的Basically, it'simpossibleto get a carrypermitin New York.在纽约，基本上不可能拿到携枪证。
Illinois one of only twostateswithout a carrylaw.伊利诺伊州曾是美国唯二两个没有就携枪许可立法的州的一个。
Legal & illegal
- bang to rightsidiom
- bookable
- bootleg
- chargeable
- concealed carryidiom
- constitutionality
- controverted election
- criminally
- heinous
- illegality
- illegitimate
- legally
- legitimate
- licensed
- licit
- non-criminal
- non-legal
- non-valid
- shady
- unlawful
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Guns
Having and owning - general words