trolley

trolley
(pl. -eys)
  1. (Brit.)a large metal basket or frame on wheels, used for transporting heavy or unwieldy items, such as purchases in a supermarket or luggage at an airport or railway station
    (英)(超市购物或机场、火车站运送行李的)手推车
    ■a small table on wheels or castors, typically used to convey food and drink
    (尤指送食物、饮料等的)台车,食品车
    ■a hospital bed on wheels for transporting patients who are incapable of moving unaided
    (医院用的)担架车
  2. (亦作 trolley wheel)a wheel attached to a pole, used for collecting current from an overhead electric wire to drive a tram
    电车触轮(与架空电线接触以驱动电车)
  3. short for trolleybus or trolley car
    trolleybus 或 trolley car 的简称
常用词组
off one's trolley
  1. (Brit. informal)mad; insane
    (英,非正式)疯的;精神不正常的
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: of dialect origin, perhaps from troll
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