truck
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ldoce_343_ftruck1 /trʌk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] 1 
TTRa large road vehicle used to carry goods 货车，卡车 SYN British English lorry a truck driver 卡车司机pick-up/fork-lift/delivery etc truck (=large vehicles used for particular purposes) 小货车/叉车/送货车等 His car was taken away on the back of a breakdown truck. 他的车被装在牵引车后面运走了。2 British EnglishTTT a railway vehicle that is part of a train and carries goods 〔铁路的〕货车，运货车皮 SYN American English car coal trucks 运煤货车3. TTBa simple piece of equipment on wheels used to move heavy objects 手推车，手拉车4. have/hold/want no truck with somebody/something AVOIDto refuse to be involved with someone or to accept an idea 拒不与某人打交道/拒不接受某个观点
TTRa large road vehicle used to carry goods 货车，卡车 SYN British English lorry a truck driver 卡车司机pick-up/fork-lift/delivery etc truck (=large vehicles used for particular purposes) 小货车/叉车/送货车等 His car was taken away on the back of a breakdown truck. 他的车被装在牵引车后面运走了。2 British EnglishTTT a railway vehicle that is part of a train and carries goods 〔铁路的〕货车，运货车皮 SYN American English car coal trucks 运煤货车3. TTBa simple piece of equipment on wheels used to move heavy objects 手推车，手拉车4. have/hold/want no truck with somebody/something AVOIDto refuse to be involved with someone or to accept an idea 拒不与某人打交道/拒不接受某个观点Examples from the Corpus
truck• Why would a family minivan be called a truck?• Corporal Pocock found a rifle and hid by the wheel of a truck.• There was a truck parked in front of the quarry.• a garbage truck• You can borrow my truck to go to the store.• I did not want to be sitting in my truck, waiting for a wolf to come by.• There was an odd-shaped room, not a lot bigger than the cab of the truck itself.• Branches scraping the truck again, a grinding downshift into first: and the truck jarring itself over dirt.• The truck purred along the road, with the other truck following it.truck driver• Yes, my father is a truck driver.• The sailor was by then a truck driver.• Such as I was a truck driver, but I kept getting lost.• Fork truck driver not looking where going. 24.• The truck driver leaned out the window and asked where they wanted their ocean.• The truck driver survived with injuries, firemen said.• Also patron of bachelors, bus drivers, motorists, travelers, truck drivers; he is invoked against nightmares.• John Heredia is a hard-working truck driver, father of nine and a Little League coach.truck2 verb American English 1 [transitive] (also truck in)TTR to take something somewhere by truck 用货[卡]车装运 They ordered sand to be trucked in from the desert. 他们命人从沙漠运来沙子。2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] spokenGO to go, move, or travel quickly 〔快速地〕去，移动，行进 We were trucking on down to Jack’s place. 我们正往杰克家赶。3. get trucking spokenLEAVE A PLACE to leave 离开，上路4. keep on trucking spokenCONTINUE/NOT STOP used to encourage someone to continue what they are doing, especially in the 1970s 继续干，加油〔鼓励某人继续做某事，尤用于20世纪70年代〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
truck• Some Texas ranchers are having hay trucked in from Colorado.• We truck through deserted commuter villages.From Longman Business Dictionarytrucktruck1 /trʌk/ noun [countable]TRANSPORT1a large road vehicle used to carry goodsSYN BrE lorry2British English a railway vehicle that is part of a train and carries goodsSYN AmE carcoal truckstrucktruck2 verb [transitive] American EnglishTRANSPORT to take something somewhere by truckCrude oil would be imported on tankers and trucked to the pipeline. —trucking noun [uncountable]The company has operations in trucking and air freight.→ See Verb tableOrigin truck1 1. (1700-1800) truck “small wheel” ((17-21 centuries)), probably from Latin trochus “circular iron band”, from Greek trochos “wheel”2. (1800-1900) truck “exchange, barter, communication” ((16-19 centuries)), from truck “to barter” ((13-19 centuries)), from Old French troquertruck1 nountruck2 verbChinese
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truck
truck1 S2 W3 /trʌk/ 
noun [countable]
Origin: truck 'small wheel' (17-21 centuries), probably from Latin trochus 'circular iron band', from Greek trochos 'wheel'
Origin: truck 'exchange, barter, communication' (16-19 centuries), from truck 'to barter' (13-19 centuries), from Old French troquer
1. a large road vehicle used to carry goods
SYN lorry British English:
a truck driver
pick-up/fork-lift/delivery etc truck (=large vehicles used for particular purposes)
His car was taken away on the back of a breakdown truck.
2. British English a railway vehicle that is part of a train and carries goods
SYN car American English:
coal trucks
3. a simple piece of equipment on wheels used to move heavy objects
4. have/hold/want no truck with somebody/something to refuse to be involved with someone or to accept an idea
truck2 verb American English
1. [transitive] (also truck in) to take something somewhere by truck:
They ordered sand to be trucked in from the desert.
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] spoken to go, move, or travel quickly:
We were trucking on down to Jack’s place.
3. get trucking spoken to leave
4. keep on trucking spoken used to encourage someone to continue what they are doing, especially in the 1970s
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noun [countable] Sense 1-3
Date: 1700-1800Origin: truck 'small wheel' (17-21 centuries), probably from Latin trochus 'circular iron band', from Greek trochos 'wheel'
Sense 4
Date: 1800-1900Origin: truck 'exchange, barter, communication' (16-19 centuries), from truck 'to barter' (13-19 centuries), from Old French troquer
1. a large road vehicle used to carry goods
SYN lorry British English:
pick-up/fork-lift/delivery etc truck (=large vehicles used for particular purposes)
2. British English a railway vehicle that is part of a train and carries goods
SYN car American English:
3. a simple piece of equipment on wheels used to move heavy objects
4. have/hold/want no truck with somebody/something to refuse to be involved with someone or to accept an idea
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verb American English1. [transitive] (also truck in) to take something somewhere by truck:
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] spoken to go, move, or travel quickly:
3. get trucking spoken to leave
4. keep on trucking spoken used to encourage someone to continue what they are doing, especially in the 1970s
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Having a car 拥有一辆汽车
have/own/ ( BrE run a car有一辆汽车 ride a motorcycle/motorbike骑摩托车 drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/( a stick shiftNAmE 开／喜欢／用自动挡／手动挡汽车 have/get your carserviced/fixed/repaired 给汽车做一次保养／维修一下／修理一下 buy/sell a used car/( a second-hand carespecially
BrE 买／卖二手车 take/pass/fail a( driving test/BrE ( driver's test/road testboth
NAmE 参加／通过／未通过驾照考试／道路考试 get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your( driving licence/BrE ( driver's licenseNAmE 得到／拥有／丢失／携带驾照
Driving 驾驶
put on/fasten/ ( NAmE buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt系上／解开安全带 put/turn/leave the key in the ignition把钥匙插进点火开关；转动钥匙点火；把钥匙留在点火开关 start the car/engine发动汽车／引擎 ( BrE change/ ( NAmE shift/put sth into gear换挡；挂上挡 press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator踩刹车／离合器／油门 release the clutch/( the handbrake/especially
BrE ( the emergency brake/the parking brakeboth
NAmE 松开离合器／手刹 drive/park/reverse the car驾车；停车；倒车 ( BrE indicate left/right示意左转／右转 ( especially
NAmE signal that you are turning left/right示意左转／右转 take/miss ( the turning/BrE ( the turnespecially
NAmE 拐弯；错过拐弯处 apply/hit/slam on the brake(s)踩刹车；猛踩刹车 beep/honk/ ( especially
BrE toot/ ( BrE sound your horn按喇叭
Problems and accidents 问题及事故
a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth) 车打滑／撞上（某物）／（与某物）相撞 swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车／行人 crash/lose control of the car撞车；车失控 have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/( a car wreck/a hit-and-runNAmE 出车祸／肇事逃逸事故；在车祸／肇事逃逸事故中丧生；幸免于车祸／肇事逃逸事故 be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck被汽车／公交车／大卡车轧过／撞倒 dent/hit ( the bonnet/BrE ( the hoodNAmE 撞凹／撞上引擎盖 break/crack/shatter ( the windscreen/BrE ( the windshieldNAmE 打碎挡风玻璃 blow/ ( especially
BrE burst/puncture ( a tyre/BrE ( a tireNAmE 爆胎；扎破轮胎 get/have ( a flat tyre/a flat tire/a punctureBrE 胎瘪了；轮胎被扎破了 inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire给轮胎充气；更换／安装／更换／检查轮胎
Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规
be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam遇上堵车 cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock引起交通堵塞 experience/face lengthy delays经历／面临长时间的延误 beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour避开交通高峰时段 break/observe/ ( NAmE drive the speed limit超速行驶；遵守速度限制；限速行驶 be caught on ( a speed cameraBrE 被测速摄像机逮住 stop sb for/pull sb over for/ ( BrE be done for speeding因超速被要求停车／停靠路边／被逮住 ( both
run/ ( BrE jump a red light/the lights闯红灯 be arrested for/charged with ( drink-driving/BrE ( driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI)both
因酒后驾车／醉酒驾车被逮捕／起诉 be banned/ ( BrE disqualified from driving被禁止驾车；被取消驾驶资格
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