wagon

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wag·on (also waggon British English) /ˈwæɡən/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1. TTBa strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses 〔一般由马拉的〕四轮运货车 → cart2. British EnglishTTT a large open container pulled by a train, used for carrying goods 〔无顶的〕铁路货车车厢，车皮 SYN American English freight car3. be/go on the wagon informalDFDDRINK to not drink alcohol anymore 戒酒4. fall off the wagon informal to start drinking alcohol again after you have stopped 开酒戒，又喝起酒来 → paddy wagon

Examples from the Corpus

wagon• A servant hitched up a wagon and drove her the short distance to Mount Pitt.• A wagon wheel was no trifle; neither was a stove.• Louis in Conestoga wagons and traveled across the vast, perilous country in search of a better life in the West.• They just put them in the meat wagon and dropped them up town.• The pictures show just a few shapes of wagon.• There was money to be made caring for and feeding the travelers, repairing their wagons, buying and selling them livestock.• D'you imagine those wagons hold food?Origin wagon (1400-1500) Dutch wagen

wag·on nounChineseSyllable  

wheels, four carrying for a with Corpus strong used vehicle heavy

wagon
wag‧on (also waggon British English) /ˈwæɡən/ noun [countable]1. a strong vehicle with four wheels, used for carrying heavy loads and usually pulled by horses ⇨ cart
2. British English a large open container pulled by a train, used for carrying goods
   SYN  freight car American English
3. be/go on the wagon informal to not drink alcohol any more
4. fall off the wagon informal to start drinking alcohol again after you have stopped
⇨ paddy wagon

wagonBrE /ˈwæɡən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwæɡən/ 🔊 noun(BrE) (NAmE ˈfreight car) a railway/railroad truck for carrying goods （铁路）货车车厢，车皮 (BrE also wag·gon) a vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses or oxen and used for carrying heavy loads 四轮载重马车（或牛车） (also cart) (both NAmE) (BrE trol·ley) 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  ➡  see also bandwagon, station wagon ●be/go on the ˈwagon(informal) to not drink alcohol, either for a short time or permanently （短期或永久地）不喝酒，戒酒，滴酒不沾