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trolley

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_342_atrol·ley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1 supermarket_trolley.jpg 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5  See picture of supermarket trolley BrE 【英】/shopping cart AmE 【美】超市购物手推车4  See picture of 见图 trolley2 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
trolleyAt 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
on carrying a Corpus large wheels for you basket that use


trolley
trolley /ˈtrɒli $ ˈtrɑːli/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 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:
    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·leyBrE /ˈtrɒli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrɑːli/ 🔊 noun
(BrE) (NAmE cart) a small vehicle with wheels that can be pushed or pulled along and is used for carrying things 手推车;手拉车a shopping/supermarket/luggage trolley 购物/超市/行李手推车
(BrE) (US cart, wagon) a small table on very small wheels, used for carrying or serving food or drink (运或送食品、饮料的)小推车,台车a drinks trolley饮料车a tea trolley茶具车(US) = streetcar
off your ˈtrolley(BrE, informal) crazy; stupid 失去理智;疯疯癫癫;愚蠢