carrying
present participle ofcarry
| 单词 | carrying |
| 释义 | carrying present 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 Examplesofcarryingcarrying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Only a few practices reported using the data in a more systematic way andcarryingout a regular analysis of them. From theCambridge English Corpus A heavy-duty mobile manipulator whilecarryinga load, experiencing a force, or operating on uneven terrain needs to maintain its balance. From theCambridge English Corpus The relatively low average is partially due to the fact that subjects werecarryingout short experiments and wanted to awaken with full recall. From theCambridge English Corpus Funding bodies have the annoying habit of wanting to know the methodology or methodologies that will be used incarryingout the proposed research. From theCambridge English Corpus Although this is a possible solution for a hand prosthesis, it has limited appeal as it would entail the usercarryingmany different specialist devices. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet he had difficulties incarryingthis through. From theCambridge English Corpus Consider an electronic cashcarryingagent which migrates to some supplier's server. From theCambridge English Corpus All individual ants collected at seed baitscarryingseeds were measured. From theCambridge English Corpus He understood the logic of planning together with incorporating the means ofcarryingout the plan. From theCambridge English Corpus We validated the code bycarryingout convergence studies using various time and space mesh sizes. From theCambridge English Corpus Women have heavier workloads than men as they are the main producers of subsistence agriculture whilecarryingthe burden of household work and domestic production. From theCambridge English Corpus Twigs pruned to 4 cm length andcarryingthe experimental egg batch were fixed under a dissecting microscope with 16-fold magnification. From theCambridge English Corpus The sheer fact that most are hourly-paid militates against themcarryingout any research at all. From theCambridge English Corpus Such information could be of use in neurobiological research also for selective targeting of virus vectorscarryinggenes to be delivered to specific neuronal populations. From theCambridge English Corpus The number of individual broiler chickenscarryingcampylobacter within a flock varied from flock to flock. 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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