cart
gb/kˈɑɹt/ us/kˈɑɹt/
A2
Englanti
~ 600
kocsi, bevásárlókocsi, szekér, kocsin szállít, elvisz, elhurcol, elszállít
SUBSTANTIIVI
A2
1
Käyttömalli:
[someone] pushes/pulls/drives a cart
The farmer loaded vegetables into the cart.
A gazda felrakta a zöldségeket a szekérre.
She pushed a shopping cart through the supermarket aisles.
A szupermarket sorai között tolta a bevásárlókocsit.
Tourists rode through the old town in a horse-drawn cart.
The delivery man used a hand cart to move boxes.
We rented a golf cart to get around the resort.
Oppijaesimerkit
I put the fruit in the cart.
Betettem a gyümölcsöt a bevásárlókocsiba.
The man pulls the cart down the street.
A férfi egy kocsit húz végig az utcán.
We ride in the cart at the park.
She pushes the cart to the car.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cart' with 'car', but a cart is usually smaller, slower, and often pushed or pulled rather than driven with an engine.
Merkitys
Small wheeled vehicle for carrying
Kollokaatiot
shopping cart
|golf cart
|push a cart
|pull a cart
|market cart
Synonyymit
trolley (More common in British English for shopping contexts; often refers to a similar wheeled vehicle.)
|
wagon (Larger, often four-wheeled, and usually pulled by animals or motor vehicles.)
Antonyymit
basket (A container for carrying items without wheels; carried by hand.)
Teemat
daily life
|transport
|shopping
|daily_life
|transportation
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
A small vehicle with wheels used to carry things, often pulled by a person or an animal.
A small open vehicle, typically with two or four wheels, pulled by a person, an animal, or a small motor, used for transporting goods or passengers.
VERBI
B1
2
Käyttömalli:
to cart [something] [somewhere]
They carted the boxes into the warehouse.
Kézikocsin bevitték a dobozokat a raktárba.
The garbage was carted away early in the morning.
A szemetet kora reggel elszállították.
Workers carted sand to the construction site.
He carted his tools from job to job.
Oppijaesimerkit
They cart the boxes to the shop.
Kézikocsin viszik a dobozokat a boltba.
The man carts food to the market.
A férfi kocsin visz ételt a piacra.
We cart chairs to the hall.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Some learners confuse 'cart' as a verb with 'carry'; 'cart' usually implies using a wheeled vehicle or device.
Merkitys
Transport using a cart
Kollokaatiot
cart away
|cart off
|cart around
Synonyymit
haul (Emphasizes effort or heaviness of what is being moved; not always with a cart.)
|
transport (More general term for moving something from one place to another.)
Antonyymit
leave (To not move or transport something from its location.)
Teemat
daily life
|transport
|daily_life
|transportation
|work
Määritelmä
To move something using a cart or similar vehicle.
To carry or move something from one place to another using a cart or similar wheeled device.
VERBI
B2
INFORMAL
3
Käyttömalli:
to cart [someone] off [somewhere]
The police carted him off to jail.
A rendőrök elvitték a börtönbe.
She was carted away in an ambulance after the accident.
A baleset után mentővel szállították el.
They were carted off by security guards.
Oppijaesimerkit
The police cart him off to jail.
A rendőrök elviszik a börtönbe.
An ambulance carts her away.
Mentővel szállítják el.
Guards cart the man out of the building.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may not realize this sense is informal and often negative in tone.
Merkitys
Take someone away by force
Kollokaatiot
cart off to jail
|cart away to hospital
Synonyymit
escort (Neutral term for accompanying someone somewhere; not necessarily against their will.)
|
drag (Implies more physical force and resistance than 'cart'.)
Antonyymit
release (To let someone go instead of taking them away.)
Teemat
law
|crime
|health
|core_vocabulary
Määritelmä
To make someone go to another place, often when they do not want to go.
To take someone away, especially to prison, hospital, or another place, often using force or authority.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
cart
IPA
GB/kˈɑɹt/
US/kˈɑɹt/
Tavut ja painotus
cart (1 tavu)
Stress on 1st syllable (cart)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: cart
- Plural: carts
Verb
- Base: cart
- 3rd Person Singular: carts
- Present Participle: carting
- Past: carted
Sanaperhe
Forms
carts
noun
carting
verb
carted
verb
Related words
cartwheel
noun
Ilmaukset
cart around
1/kˈɑɹt ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Carry something around inconveniently
To carry something from place to place, especially when it is heavy or not needed all the time.
Esimerkit
- She has been carting around that heavy bag all day.
- I don’t want to cart around my laptop if I’m not going to use it.
cart off
1/kˈɑɹt ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
informal
Take away by force/authority
To take someone or something away, especially when they do not want to go or it is being removed officially.
Esimerkit
- Police carted off the protesters.
- The old sofa was carted off to the dump.
golf cart
1/ɡˈɑlf kˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
Small motorized golf vehicle
A small car without doors used on a golf course to carry players and their clubs.
Esimerkit
- They drove a golf cart from hole to hole.
- The resort rents golf carts for guests.
shopping cart
1/ʃˈɑpɪŋ kˈɑɹt/
fixed phrase
Wheeled basket for store shopping
A small vehicle with wheels that you push in a store to hold things you want to buy.
Esimerkit
- I grabbed a shopping cart and headed for the produce section.
- Her shopping cart was full of snacks and drinks.