carry

carry
(-ies, -ied)
[with obj.]
  1. support and move (someone or something) from one place to another
    抬,搬运,运送
    medics were carrying a wounded man on a stretcher.
    卫生员们用担架抬着一个受伤男子。
    ■transport
    运输,运送
    the train service carries 20,000 passengers daily.
    铁路服务每天运送20,000名乘客。
    ■have on one's person and take with one wherever one goes
    随身携带
    he was killed for the money he was carrying.
    他因随身携带的钱财而被害。
    she had carried the secret all her life.
    她把这个秘密隐藏了一生。
    ■conduct; transmit
    传导;传输
    nerves carry visual information from the eyes.
    神经传导来自眼睛的视觉信息。
    ■be infected with (a disease) and liable to transmit it to others
    感染(疾病并易传染)
    ticks can carry a nasty disease which affects humans.
    蜱能传播一种感染人类的可恶疾病。
    ■transfer (a figure) to an adjacent column during an arithmetical operation (e.g. when a column of digit adds up to more than ten)
    使(数字)进位
  2. support the weight of
    支撑,承载
    the bridge is capable of carrying even the heaviest loads.
    这座桥甚至可承载最重的负荷。
    ■be pregnant with
    怀(胎)
    she was carrying twins.
    她怀了双胞胎。
    ■(carry oneself)stand and move in a specified way
    保持姿势
    she carried herself straight and with assurance.
    她自信地把身子挺直。
    ■assume or accept (responsibility or blame)
    承担,接受(责任,责备)
    they must carry management responsibility for the mess they have got the company into.
    他们必须对所造成的公司混乱负管理责任。
    ■be responsible for the effectiveness or success of
    使有效;使成功
    they relied on dialogue to carry the plot.
    他们依靠对话来展开情节。
  3. have as a feature or consequence
    具有
    being a combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury.
    作为格斗运动,空手道具有伤人的危险。
    each bike carries a ten-year guarantee.
    每辆自行车保修十年。
  4. take or develop (an idea or activity) to a specified point
    把(观点,活动)推向;使延续
    he carried the criticism much further.
    他批评得更深入。
    ■(of a gun or similar weapon) propel (a missile) to a specified distance
    (枪等)射程达到(某点)
    ■(Golf & Cricket)hit the ball over and beyond (a particular point)
    (高尔夫,板球)把球击过(某点)
    ■[no obj.](Cricket)(of the ball hit by a batsman) reach a fielder without bouncing, offering a possible catch
    (板球)球击向守场员
    the ball carried to second slip.
    球击向三柱门右侧的第二位守场员。
  5. (常作 be carried)approve (a proposed measure) by a majority of votes
    以多数同意批准(提议)
    the resolution was carried by a two-to-one majority.
    决议以2∶1的多数得到通过。
    ■persuade (colleagues or followers) to support one's policy
    劝说(同事,追随者)支持;说服
    he could not carry the cabinet.
    他无法说服内阁。
    ■(N. Amer.)gain (a state or district) in an election
    (北美)赢得(州或地区的)选举
  6. (of a newspaper or a television or radio station) publish or broadcast
    (报纸)刊登;(电视台;电台)播送,广播
    the paper carried a detailed account of the current crisis.
    报纸刊载了对当前危机的详细报道。
    ■(of a retailing outlet) keep a regular stock of (particular goods for sale)
    (零售店)保持(某货物的)正常供应
    550 off-licences carry the basic range.
    550家持有外卖酒类执照的酒店有基本品种的酒出售。
    ■have visible on the surface
    表面可见
    the product does not carry the swallow symbol.
    这个商品没有燕子符号。
    ■be known by (a name)
    名为
    some products carry the same names as overseas beers.
    某些产品与国外啤酒同名。
  7. [no obj.](of a sound or a person's voice) be audible at a distance
    (声音,嗓音)可传到
    his voice carried clearly across the room.
    他的声音能清晰地传遍这个房间。
(pl. -ies)
[usu. in sing.]
  1. an act of lifting and transporting something from one place to another
    搬运,运送
    we did a carry of equipment from the camp.
    我们从露营地搬运设备。
    ■(American Football)an act of running or rushing with the ball
    (美橄)携带球
    ■[mass noun](chiefly N. Amer.)the action of keeping something, especially a gun, on one's person
    (主 北美)随身携带(尤指枪)
    this pistol is the right choice for on-duty or off-duty carry.
    这支手枪很适合当班或不当班时随身携带。
    ■(N. Amer. historical)a place or route between navigable waters over which boats or supplies had to be carried
    (北美,史)(可通航河道之间船只或货物进行的)水上运输的地方或路线
    ■the transfer of a figure into an adjacent column (or the equivalent part of a computer memory) during an arithmetical operation
    进位
    ■(Finance)the maintenance of an investment position in a securities market, especially with regard to the costs or profits accruing
    (财政)转记,结转
  2. (Golf)the distance a ball travels before reaching the ground
    (高尔夫)球飞行距离
    ■the range of a gun or similar weapon
    (枪等的)射程
常用词组
carry all before one
  1. overcome all opposition
    战胜所有对手,完全成功
carry one's bat
  1. (Cricket)(of an opening or high-order batsman) be not out at the end of a side's completed innings
    (板球)从开局直打到结束
carry the can
  1. (Brit. informal)take responsibility for a mistake or misdeed
    (英,非正式)(为错误或不端行为)承担责任
carry conviction
  1. be convincing
    令人信服
carry the day
  1. be victorious or successful
    胜利,成功
carry something into effect
  1. act on a plan or proposal
    实施计划(或建议)
carry weight
  1. be influential or important
    很有影响;有分量
    the report is expected to carry considerable weight with the administration.
    这个报告预计将对政府产生重要影响。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carier, based on Latin carrus 'wheeled vehicle'
继承用法
be/get carried away
  1. lose self-control
    失去自制
    I got a bit carried away when describing his dreadful season.
    在描述他那段可怕的时间时,我有些失控。
carry something away
  1. (Nautical)lose (a mast or other part of a ship) through breakage
    (航海)(因断裂而)失去(船桅等)
carry something forward
  1. transfer figures to a new page or account
    将数字转抄(于新纸页或账目)
    ■keep something to use or deal with at a later time
    保留某物
    we carried forward a reserve which allowed us to meet demands.
    我们保留了一些储备,这些储备后来满足了我们的需要。
carry someone/thing off
  1. take someone or something away by force
    抢走
    bandits carried off his mule.
    强盗抢走了他的骡子。
    ■(of a disease) kill someone
    (疾病)夺走生命
    Parkinson's disease carried him off in September.
    9月份,帕金森氏病夺走了他的生命。
carry something off
  1. win a prize
    赢得
    she failed to carry off the gold medal.
    她未能赢得金牌。
    ■succeed in doing something difficult
    解决难题
    he could not have carried it off without government help.
    没有政府的帮助,他无法解决这个难题。
carry on
  1. continue an activity or task
    继续(活动,任务)
    you can carry on with a sport as long as you feel comfortable.
    只要你感到舒服,你就可继续运动。
    she carries on watching the telly.
    她继续观看电视。
    ■continue to move in the same direction
    继续(朝一个方向走)
    I knew I was going the wrong way, but I just carried on.
    我知道走错了,但我仍继续往前走。
  2. (informal)behave in a specified way
    (非正式)表现,行为举止
    they carry on in a very adult fashion.
    他们的行为举止很像大人。
    ■behave in an overemotional way
    行为过度情绪化;感情用事
  3. (informal, chiefly Brit.)be engaged in a love affair, typically one of which the speaker disapproves
    (非正式,主 英)有暧昧关系(尤指说话人不赞成的)
    she was carrying on with young Adam.
    她与年轻的亚当有暧昧的关系。
carry something on
  1. engage in an activity
    参加活动
    he could not carry on a logical conversation.
    他不能进行符合逻辑的交谈。
carry something out
  1. perform a task or planned operation
    执行任务,实施计划
    we're carrying out a market-research survey.
    我们正在进行一项市场研究调查。
carry over
  1. extend beyond the normal or original area of application
    超出正常(或原来)应用范围
    his artistic practice is clearly carrying over into his social thought.
    他的艺术实践显然超越了本身的范围而进入了他的社会思想。
carry something over
  1. retain something and apply or deal with it in a new context
    保留
    much of the wartime economic planning was carried over into the peace.
    战时经济计划的一大部分遗留到了和平时期。
    ■postpone an event
    推迟
    the match had to be carried over till Sunday.
    这场比赛不得不推迟到星期天。
    ■another way of saying carry something forward
    同 carry something forward
carry something through
  1. bring a project to completion
    完成计划
    policy blueprints are rarely carried through perfectly.
    政策蓝图很少能完美地实现。
    ■bring something safely out of difficulties
    使安全地渡过难关
    he was the only person who could carry the country through.
    他是惟一能使国家安然渡过困境之人。
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