carrier
gb/kˈɛɹiɚ/ us/kˈɛɹiɚ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 3400
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
B1
entity
1
Company that moves goods or passengers
A business that takes people or things from one place to another.
الگوی کاربرد:
[carrier] transports [goods/passengers]
اشتباه رایج:
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.
هممعنیها
transporter (More general term for someone or something that moves goods or people.)
متضادها
recipient (The one who receives goods, opposite of the one who transports them.)
ترکیبهای رایج
air carrier
|national carrier
|shipping carrier
|common carrier
موضوعها
business
|travel
|logistics
|transportation
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[someone] is a carrier of [disease]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may confuse 'carrier' with 'patient'. A patient has symptoms, but a carrier might not.
هممعنیها
host (More general term for an organism in which another organism lives; not always symptomless.)
متضادها
non-carrier (A person or animal who does not have the disease-causing organism.)
ترکیبهای رایج
virus carrier
|disease carrier
|asymptomatic carrier
موضوعها
health
|science
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
[carrier] for [objects/animals]
هممعنیها
holder (General term for something that holds objects, not always for transport.)
متضادها
unloader (Something that removes items rather than carries them.)
ترکیبهای رایج
pet carrier
|bottle carrier
|baby carrier
موضوعها
daily life
|objects
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
هممعنیها
aircraft ship (Less common descriptive phrase; less formal military term.)
متضادها
submarine (A warship designed to operate underwater, opposite in operational domain to an aircraft carrier.)
ترکیبهای رایج
aircraft carrier
|naval carrier
موضوعها
military
|transportation
|politics
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
هممعنیها
network provider (Common modern term; interchangeable in most contexts.)
متضادها
subscriber (The customer using the service, opposite role from the provider/carrier.)
ترکیبهای رایج
mobile carrier
|wireless carrier
موضوعها
technology
|business
|communication
نمونهها
- My mobile carrier offers unlimited data plans.
- Switching carriers can sometimes save money.
- The call failed due to problems with the local carrier.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- My phone carrier is very good.
- We changed our internet carrier.
- The mobile carrier has many customers.
دستور زبان
عبارتها
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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.