lorry

英 ['l?r?] 美['l?ri]

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復(fù)數(shù):?lorries;

lorry 卡車

詞源不詳。

lorry: lorry: [19] The first record we have of the word lorry is from the northwest of England in the early 1830s, when it denoted a ‘low wagon’ (it was often used for railway wagons). The modern application to a motor vehicle emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. It is not clear where it came from, although it has been speculated that it was based on the personal name Laurie (perhaps someone called Laurie invented the vehicle). Another possibility is some connection with the Northern dialect verb lurry ‘pull’.
lorry (n.): "a truck; a long, flat wagon," 1838, British railroad word, probably from verb lurry "to pull, tug" (1570s), of uncertain origin. Meaning "large motor vehicle for carrying goods" is first attested 1911.

1. He looked straight ahead and overtook a lumbering lorry.: 他眼睛直視前方，加速超過(guò)了前面一輛慢吞吞行進(jìn)的大卡車。

3. The lorry driver escaped unhurt, but a pedestrian was injured.: 卡車司機(jī)安然脫險(xiǎn)，但有一位行人受了傷。

4. The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane.: 卡車在慢車道上以20英里的時(shí)速行駛。