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transportation
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  • [ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən]
  • Derivatives : adjective  transportational
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

transportation ['trænspɔː'teɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [u] [US] (transport) 运输
  2. 2. noun (means of transport) 交通工具
    Department of Transportation
    [US] 交通部

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

transportation [ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun[u] 运输系统运输工具
    The transportation system in this island depended heavily on cattle.
    该岛上的运输系统很大程度依靠牛来进行
  2. 2. noun[u] 运输输送
    The best designs can be folded for easy transportation.
    最佳设计折叠式的,以便于运输
  3. 3. noun[u] 车费运费
    The transportation fee was high compared to other cities.
    其它城市相比这里运费很高。
  4. 4. [Transportation] noun 美国交通部
    The Transportation Department was in disarray.
    美国交通部一片混乱
  5. 5. noun[u] 运输业
    The transportation system a great asset to the city.
    运输业这个城市的一笔巨大资产
  6. 6. noun[u] 放逐流放
    Transportation was inevitable for certain families after the revolution.
    某些家庭而言革命后被流放不可避免的
    The sentence was one of transportation for life.
    那项判决终身流放

Macmillan Dictionary - Simpler Definitions (1 result)

transportation [ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
  1. 1. noun the activity of moving people or things from one place to another, or the system used for doing this
  2. 2. noun the activity of traveling from one place to another
  3. 3. noun in the past, the process of moving a prisoner to a different place or country, especially as a punishment

Example Search

Sea shipping is one of the most economic ways of transportation.
海运是最为经济的运输方式之一。
Public transportation is not very convenient at this time of the day.
每天的这个时候,乘坐公共交通都不是很便利。
School buses are one of the safest forms of transportation for children.
对孩子们来说,校车是最安全的一种交通工具。
The bill was carried over by the Senate Transportation Committee.
法案被移交给上议院交通委员会接管。
This firm is an expert in providing general average adjustment service for marine transportation.
这家公司在海运共同海损理算方面是专家。
Ten delegates were selected to contest the recent controversial reform on public transportation at the meeting.
十位代表被选出,在会上对最近颇受争议的公交改革进行辩论。
We have seen a decided improvement in public transportation in our city.
我们看到了我市公共交通的明显改善。
Waterage is a necessary means of transportation in this city.
水路运输是这个城市不可缺少的重要交通工具。
The city would like to integrate the suburbs in the public transportation plans.
这个城市将郊区融入公共交通的整体规划。

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