carrier
gb/kˈɛɹiɚ/ us/kˈɛɹiɚ/
A2
إنجليزي
~ 3400
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
B1
entity
1
Company that moves goods or passengers
A business that takes people or things from one place to another.
نمط الاستخدام:
[carrier] transports [goods/passengers]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'carrier' with 'courier'. A courier usually delivers small items directly, while a carrier can be a large company moving goods or people over longer distances.
مرادفات
transporter (More general term for someone or something that moves goods or people.)
أضداد
recipient (The one who receives goods, opposite of the one who transports them.)
تراكيب شائعة
air carrier
|national carrier
|shipping carrier
|common carrier
مواضيع
business
|travel
|logistics
|transportation
أمثلة
- The airline is the country's largest passenger carrier.
- This carrier offers overnight delivery to most major cities.
- The package was delayed because the carrier had mechanical issues.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The carrier took the box to my house.
- The carrier brings food to the store.
- The carrier has many trucks.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
2
Organism carrying a disease silently
A person or animal that has a disease and can give it to others without feeling sick.
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is a carrier of [disease]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may confuse 'carrier' with 'patient'. A patient has symptoms, but a carrier might not.
مرادفات
host (More general term for an organism in which another organism lives; not always symptomless.)
أضداد
non-carrier (A person or animal who does not have the disease-causing organism.)
تراكيب شائعة
virus carrier
|disease carrier
|asymptomatic carrier
مواضيع
health
|science
أمثلة
- She was found to be a carrier of the hepatitis virus.
- Some mosquitoes are carriers of malaria.
- An asymptomatic carrier can spread the illness without knowing it.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- He is a carrier of the virus.
- Some animals are carriers of diseases.
- The doctor says I am a carrier.
اسم
A2
entity
3
Container or device for carrying items
Something you use to hold and move things.
نمط الاستخدام:
[carrier] for [objects/animals]
مرادفات
holder (General term for something that holds objects, not always for transport.)
أضداد
unloader (Something that removes items rather than carries them.)
تراكيب شائعة
pet carrier
|bottle carrier
|baby carrier
مواضيع
daily life
|objects
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- She put the cat in its carrier before going to the vet.
- We bought a baby carrier for hiking.
- This bottle carrier holds six drinks.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- I carry my dog in a pet carrier.
- The baby is in a carrier.
- We need a bottle carrier for the picnic.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
4
Warship that carries aircraft
A big military ship that carries airplanes and lets them take off and land.
مرادفات
aircraft ship (Less common descriptive phrase; less formal military term.)
أضداد
submarine (A warship designed to operate underwater, opposite in operational domain to an aircraft carrier.)
تراكيب شائعة
aircraft carrier
|naval carrier
مواضيع
military
|transportation
|politics
أمثلة
- The aircraft carrier was deployed to the Pacific Ocean.
- An aircraft carrier can support dozens of fighter jets.
- They toured the retired aircraft carrier now serving as a museum.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- The navy has a big aircraft carrier.
- Planes take off from the aircraft carrier.
- We saw an aircraft carrier at the port.
اسم
technical
B1
entity
5
Telecom company providing network service
A company that gives phone or internet service.
مرادفات
network provider (Common modern term; interchangeable in most contexts.)
أضداد
subscriber (The customer using the service, opposite role from the provider/carrier.)
تراكيب شائعة
mobile carrier
|wireless carrier
مواضيع
technology
|business
|communication
أمثلة
- My mobile carrier offers unlimited data plans.
- Switching carriers can sometimes save money.
- The call failed due to problems with the local carrier.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- My phone carrier is very good.
- We changed our internet carrier.
- The mobile carrier has many customers.
القواعد
تعبيرات
common carrier
1/kˈɑmən kˈɛɹiɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
Licensed public transport company
A company that moves people or things for anyone who pays, following government rules.
أمثلة
- This railway operates as a common carrier under federal law.
- Common carriers must provide service without discrimination.
flag carrier
1/flˈæɡ kˈɛɹiɚ/
fixed phrase
Nationally designated airline
An airline chosen by a country to show its name and carry its flag in other countries.
أمثلة
- British Airways is the flag carrier of the United Kingdom.
- As the flag carrier, the airline receives certain government privileges.
aircraft carrier
1/ˈɛɹkɹˌæft kˈɛɹiɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
A warship that carries airplanes
A very big ship that carries and launches airplanes for the navy.
أمثلة
- The navy deployed an aircraft carrier to the region.
- The aircraft carrier docked at the naval base.
- Aircraft carriers are essential in modern naval warfare.
- An aircraft carrier can project air power far from home shores.