trolley
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_342_atrol·ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1
British EnglishD a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc 行李[购物]手推车 SYN American English cart a supermarket trolley 超市购物手推车2 British EnglishDFU a small table on wheels used for serving food 〔送食物上桌的〕手推车,台车 SYN cart American English a drinks trolley 饮料推车 the sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant) 〔餐馆中的〕甜点推车3. American EnglishTTC an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks 有轨电车 SYN British English tram4. TTCa trolleybus 无轨电车5. be off your trolley British English informal humorousCRAZY to be crazy 疯疯癫癫,失去理智
Examples from the Corpus
trolley• At the other end the teachers were ready to hoist it on to a trolley for transportation to the basket lift.• Our picture shows Tommy Lundie with the new trolley.• Quickly, Mayli stepped out from the trolley.• Mrs Danby dumped the cat-food in the trolley and came close to me.• On the street, the veterans are cited for loitering, jaywalking, riding the trolley without paying.• I saw a dwarf selling plastic combs, hair-bands and bobby-pins from a wooden trolley.Origin trolley (1800-1900) Probably from troll “cart” ((17-19 centuries)), from troll “to roll” ((15-19 centuries))trol·ley nounChineseSyllable
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trolley
trol‧ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/
noun [countable]
1. British English a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc
SYN cart American English:
a supermarket trolley
2. British English a small table on wheels used for serving food
SYN cart American English:
a drinks trolley
the sweet trolley (=one for serving sweet dishes, cakes etc in a restaurant)
3. American English an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks
SYN tram British English
4. a trolleybus
5. be off your trolley British English informal humorous to be crazy
trol‧ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Probably from troll 'cart' (17-19 centuries), from troll 'to roll' (15-19 centuries)
Origin: Probably from troll 'cart' (17-19 centuries), from troll 'to roll' (15-19 centuries)

1. British English a large basket on wheels that you use for carrying bags, shopping etc
SYN cart American English:
2. British English a small table on wheels used for serving food
SYN cart American English:
3. American English an electric vehicle for carrying passengers which moves along the street on metal tracks
SYN tram British English
4. a trolleybus
5. be off your trolley British English informal humorous to be crazy
