cart
UK [kɑ:t] US [kɑ:rt] noun countable
■a vehicle with either two or four wheels which is pulled by a horse, and which is used for carrying goods （两轮或四轮的）运货马车•a horse and cart.一套马车 US for * trolley (FOR CARRYING)
UK [kɑ:t] US [kɑ:rt] noun countable
put the cart before the horse
■to do things in the wrong order 本末倒置；前后颠倒•Aren't you putting the cart before the horse by deciding what to wear for the wedding before you've even been invited to it?还未被邀请参加婚礼，就先决定该穿甚么，你这不是本末倒置吗？
UK [kɑ:t] US [kɑ:rt] verb transitive + adverb or preposition
■to take something or someone somewhere, especially using a lot of effort （尤指费力地）运送，搬运•We carted all the rubbish to the bottom of the garden and burned it.我们把所有的垃圾都运到了花园的尽头烧掉了。 •Council workers have carted away all the dead leaves that had collected at the side of the road.市政工作人员已将收拢在道路一旁的枯叶运走了。 •informal I've been carting (= carrying) these letters around with me all week, and I still haven't posted them.我整个星期都把这些信带在身边，但还没有寄出去。 •informal The drunks who had been sleeping in the park were carted off (= taken by force) to the police station.睡在公园里的醉汉被强行带到了警察局。 |