baggage
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bag·gage /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/ ●●○ noun 1 [uncountable] especially American EnglishDLT the cases, bags, boxes etc carried by someone who is travelling 行李 SYN luggage Check your baggage in at the desk. 在服务台托运行李。5 GRAMMAR 语法• Baggage is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it baggage是不可数名词，没有复数形式，它后面要用单数动词What happens if my baggage is lost?要是我的行李丢失了怎么办？• You can refer to one or more pieces/items of baggage. 一件或几件行李可以说 piece(s)/item(s) of baggage。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say bags rather than baggage: 在日常英语中，人们一般说bags，而不说 baggageShall I help you take your bags upstairs? 我来帮你把行李拿到楼上去吧？n GRAMMAR: Countable or uncountable?• Baggage is an uncountable noun and is not used in the plural. You say: We can put our baggage in the locker. ✗Don’t say: We can put our baggages in the locker.• Baggage is always followed by a singular verb: What happens if my baggage gets lost? 要是我的行李丢失了怎么办？• When talking about one suitcase or bag, you say a piece of baggage or an item of baggage: Each piece of baggage can weigh up to 20 kilos. →4 See picture on 见图 Page A11 Where to stay 住的地方2 [uncountable] informalOPINION the beliefs, opinions, and experiences that someone has, which make them think in a particular way, especially in a way that makes it difficult to have good relationships 先入之见，条条框框，固有看法 Each employee brings his or her own psychological baggage to the workplace. 每个职员都会把自己固有的思维模式带入工作当中。n COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + baggagehand baggage (=a bag you are allowed to carry with you onto a plane)You are only allowed one item of hand baggage on the plane.excess baggage (=baggage that weighs more than you are allowed to take on a plane)Passengers will be charged for excess baggage.checked baggage (=baggage that you check in rather than carry onto the plane yourself)You can claim for loss or damage to checked baggage.baggage + NOUNbaggage allowance (=the amount of baggage you are allowed to take on a plane)There's a 20 kilo baggage allowance.baggage reclaim (also baggage claim American English) (=the place where you collect your baggage after a flight)We waited for almost an hour in baggage reclaim.a baggage handler (=one of the people who put baggage on and off planes)A strike by baggage handlers caused major flight delays.a baggage trolley British English, a baggage cart American EnglishWait here while I go and get a baggage trolley.phrasesan item/piece of baggageHow many pieces of baggage do you have?
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baggage• After baggage and passport checks, passengers are individually quizzed by interrogators.• Being abused as a child, she brings a lot of baggage into the marriage.• carry-on baggage• But be assured, most people carry more writing-related baggage than a mail carrier does letters.• David jumped down on to the platform and put up his hands for the baggage.Origin baggage (1400-1500) French bagage, from Old French bague “bundle”bag·gage noun →5 GRAMMAR1 →n GRAMMAR2
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baggage
bag‧gage /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
noun
SYN luggage:
Check your baggage in at the desk.
GRAMMAR
Baggage is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
▪What happens if my baggage is lost? You can refer to one or more pieces/items of baggage.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say bags rather than baggage:
▪Shall I help you take your bags upstairs?
2. [uncountable] informal the beliefs, opinions, and experiences that someone has, which make them think in a particular way, especially in a way that makes it difficult to have good relationships:
Each employee brings his or her own psychological baggage to the workplace.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + baggage
▪hand baggage (=a bag you are allowed to carry with you onto a plane) You are only allowed one item of hand baggage on the plane.
▪excess baggage (=baggage that weighs more than you are allowed to take on a plane) Passengers will be charged for excess baggage.
▪checked baggage (=baggage that you check in rather than carry onto the plane yourself) You can claim for loss or damage to checked baggage.
■ baggage + NOUN
▪baggage allowance (=the amount of baggage you are allowed to take on a plane) There's a 20 kilo baggage allowance.
▪baggage reclaim (also baggage claim American English) (=the place where you collect your baggage after a flight) We waited for almost an hour in baggage reclaim.
▪a baggage handler (=one of the people who put baggage on and off planes) A strike by baggage handlers caused major flight delays.
▪a baggage trolley British English, a baggage cart American English Wait here while I go and get a baggage trolley.
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▪an item/piece of baggage How many pieces of baggage do you have?
▪ luggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling: heavy luggage | Security officers checked every piece of luggage.
▪baggage the cases, bags etc that you carry when you are travelling – used especially when the bags are being looked after by an airline, train company etc: Check your baggage in at the desk. | He’s a baggage handler for British Airways. | The airline charges for excess baggage (=things that weigh more than the amount that you allowed to take with you on a plane). | Some of their baggage was stolen.
▪bags bags that you carry when you are travelling: They were packing their bags ready for the trip.
▪things/stuff informal all the things that someone has with them when they are travelling: He put the stuff in the car and started to drive away. | Have you got your things?
bag‧gage /ˈbæɡɪdʒ/
noun Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: bagage, from Old French bague 'bundle'
1. [uncountable] especially American English the cases, bags, boxes etc carried by someone who is travelling Language: French
Origin: bagage, from Old French bague 'bundle'
SYN luggage:
GRAMMAR
Baggage is an uncountable noun and has no plural form. Use a singular verb after it:
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In everyday English, people usually say bags rather than baggage:
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2. [uncountable] informal the beliefs, opinions, and experiences that someone has, which make them think in a particular way, especially in a way that makes it difficult to have good relationships:
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Holidays/vacations 假期
have/take ( a holiday/BrE ( a vacation/a break/a day off/NAmE ( a gap yearBrE 休假；短期休假；休一天假；休空缺年假 go on/be on holiday/vacation/leave/honeymoon/safari/a trip/a tour/a cruise/a pilgrimage去／在度假／休假／度蜜月／游猎／旅游／观光／乘船游览／朝圣 go backpacking/camping/hitchhiking/sightseeing去背包旅行／露营／搭顺风车旅行／观光游览 plan a trip/a holiday/a vacation/your itinerary计划旅行／假期／行程 book accommodation/a hotel room/a flight/tickets预订住宿／酒店房间／航班／票 have/make/cancel a reservation/( bookingespecially
BrE 预订；取消预订 rent a villa/( a holiday home/a holiday cottageboth
BrE 租一座度假别墅／一个度假住所／一座度假小别墅 ( especially
BrE hire/ ( especially
NAmE rent a car/bicycle/moped租借一辆汽车／自行车／摩托自行车 stay in a hotel/a bed and breakfast/a youth hostel/a villa/( a holiday home/a caravanboth
BrE 住在酒店／提供住宿和早餐的旅馆／青年旅舍／度假别墅／度假住所／旅行拖车里 cost/charge $100 a/per night for a single/double/twin/standard/( en suite roomBrE 单人房／双人房／标间／套房一晚花费／要价 100 美元 check into/out of a hotel/a motel/your room入住／结账离开酒店／汽车旅馆／房间 pack/unpack your suitcase/bags把东西装进手提箱／旅行包；取出手提箱／旅行包里的东西 call/order room service打电话叫／叫客房服务 cancel/cut short a trip/holiday/vacation取消／缩短旅程／假期
Foreign travel 出国旅行
apply for/get/renew a/your passport申请／拿到／续签护照 take out/buy/get travel insurance获得／购买／取得旅游保险 catch/miss your plane/train/ferry/connecting flight赶上／错过飞机／火车／渡船／转乘航班 fly (in)/travel in business/economy class乘坐商务／经济舱飞行／旅行 make/have a brief/two-day/twelve-hour stopover/( layover in Hong KongNAmE also
在香港作短暂的／两天的／十二小时的中途停留 experience/cause/lead to delays遇上／引起／导致延误 check (in)/collect/get/lose (your)( luggage/especially
BrE ( baggageespecially
NAmE 托运／取／弄丢行李 be charged for/pay excess baggage被收取／支付超重行李费 board/get on/leave/get off the aircraft/plane/ship/ferry上／下飞机／船／渡船 taxi down/leave/approach/hit/overshoot the runway在跑道上滑行；离开／接近／降落在／冲出跑道 experience/hit/encounter severe turbulence遇到强烈的气流 suffer from/recover from/get over your jet lag/travel sickness遭受时差反应／晕车；从时差反应／晕车恢复过来；克服时差反应／晕车
The tourist industry 旅游业
attract/draw/bring tourists/visitors吸引游客 encourage/promote/hurt tourism鼓励／促进／损害旅游业 promote/develop ecotourism促进／发展生态旅游 build/develop/visit a tourist/holiday/( seaside/beach/ski resortespecially
BrE 建立／开发／参观旅游／假日／海滨／海滩／滑雪胜地 work for/be operated by a major hotel chain就职于一家大型连锁酒店；由一家大型连锁酒店经营 be served by/compete with low-cost/( low-fare/budget airlinesespecially
NAmE 由廉价航空公司提供服务；与廉价航空公司竞争 book sth through/make a booking through/use a travel agent通过旅行社预订；经旅行社代办 contact/check with your travel agent/tour operator联系旅行社；向旅行社咨询 book/be on/go on a package deal/holiday/tour预订／进行／去包价旅游 buy/bring back (tacky/overpriced) souvenirs购买／带回（低劣的／定价过高的）纪念品
Luggage is the usual word inBrE baggage is also used, especially in the context of the bags and cases that passengers take on a flight. InNAmE baggage is usually used.英式英语常用 luggage，但也用 baggage，尤指旅客乘飞机时所带的行李。美式英语通常用 baggage。 Both these words are uncountable nouns. 两者均为不可数名词 ：◆ Do you have a lot of luggage? 你的行李多吗？ ◆ Two pieces of luggage have gone missing. 有两件行李丢失了。 ◆ Never leave baggage unattended. 切勿丢下行李不管。
