lorry

英 [ˈlɒri]

美 [ˈlɔːri]

n.  卡车; 货运汽车

复数：lorries　

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习惯用语

n.

off the back of a lorry
• （指货物等）来路不明
  goods that fell off the back of a lorry were probably stolen. People say or accept that they came off the back of a lorry to avoid saying or asking where they really came from.

牛津词典

noun

• 卡车；货运汽车
  a large vehicle for carrying heavy loads by road
  1. a lorry driver
     卡车司机
  2. Emergency food supplies were brought in by lorry .
     应急食物是用卡车运来的。
  3. a lorry load of frozen fish
     装满一卡车的冷冻鱼

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 卡车；货车
  Alorryis a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road.
  1. ...a seven-ton lorry.
     7吨的卡车

in AM, use 美国英语用 truck


• PHRASE （货物等）来路不明，是老鼠货，是贼赃
  If someone says that something has fallenoff the back of a lorry, or that they got somethingoff the back of a lorry, they mean that they bought something that they knew was stolen.
  1. He gets caviare that has fallen off the back of a lorry...
     他能弄到来路不明的鱼子酱。
  2. Pete once bought the boys a bicycle cheap off the back of a lorry.
     皮特有一回给孩子们买了一辆便宜的老鼠货自行车。

英英释义

noun

• a large truck designed to carry heavy loads
  Synonym:camion
• a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides

双语例句

• The driver usually spends four hours or so helping to load and prepare his lorry.
  司机通常花4小时左右的时间帮忙装货和打理货车。
• A lorry ran into our car and damaged it.
  一辆卡车撞坏了我们的汽车。
• That's a container lorry.
  那是一辆集装箱卡车。
• A seven-ton lorry slewed across their path
  一辆7吨的货车侧滑到了一侧。
• They used a lorry to ram the main gate.
  他们用卡车猛撞大门。
• This bridge can bear the weight of the heaviest lorry.
  再重的卡车，这座桥也能吃得住。
• The lorry quietly rolled forward.
  卡车静静地缓慢前行。
• The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane
  卡车在慢车道上以20英里的时速行驶。
• The lorry veered out of control, overturned and smashed into a wall
  卡车突然失控，翻倒撞上了一堵墙。
• A passing lorry covered us in mud from head to foot.
  一辆驰过的卡车溅了我们一身泥。