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  • [ˈlɒrɪ]
  • Conjugation : pl  lorries
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

lorry ['lɔrɪ]
  1. 1. noun [BRIT] [c] 卡车[美 = truck]

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

lorry [ˈlɒrɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c] 大马车
    On the southern side, new horse-drawn lorries and vans were manufactured.
    南边新的马车篷车正在生产中。
  2. 2. n.[c] 大卡车
    There was an old lorry parked at the end, loaded with scaffolding poles.
    一个老货车停在最后满载脚手架杆。

Collins English-English Dictionary

lorry ['lɒrɪ]
  1. 1. n a large motor vehicle designed to carry heavy loads, esp one with a flat platform truck - See also articulated vehicle
  2. 2. n any of various vehicles with a flat load-carrying surface, esp one designed to run on rails
  3. 3. n [Etymology] C19: perhaps related to northern English dialect lurry to pull, tug

Examples

The lorry usually delivers our stock in the middle of the night.
卡车通常会在半夜把我们的货物送来。
he drives a taxi/lorry
他开出租车/卡车
a lorry has shed its load
[BRIT] 一辆大卡车掉落了货物
There are delays of up to half an hour on Guangshun Avenue after a lorry shed its load.
卡车货物脱载,致使广顺大街交通延误半小时之久。
He heaved at the sides of the lorry.
他用力拉着卡车的两边。
The lorry driver was not prosecuted for any offence.
该货车司机不会因为任何罪行而遭起诉。
the train hit the lorry broadside

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