carrier
gb/kˈɛɹiɚ/ us/kˈɛɹiɚ/
A2
Engleză
~ 3400
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
B1
entity
1
Company that moves goods or passengers
A business that takes people or things from one place to another.
Tipar de utilizare:
[carrier] transports [goods/passengers]
Greșeală frecventă:
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.
Sinonime
transporter (More general term for someone or something that moves goods or people.)
Antonime
recipient (The one who receives goods, opposite of the one who transports them.)
Colocații
air carrier
|national carrier
|shipping carrier
|common carrier
Teme
business
|travel
|logistics
|transportation
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The carrier took the box to my house.
- The carrier brings food to the store.
- The carrier has many trucks.
Substantiv
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.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is a carrier of [disease]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'carrier' with 'patient'. A patient has symptoms, but a carrier might not.
Sinonime
host (More general term for an organism in which another organism lives; not always symptomless.)
Antonime
non-carrier (A person or animal who does not have the disease-causing organism.)
Colocații
virus carrier
|disease carrier
|asymptomatic carrier
Teme
health
|science
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- He is a carrier of the virus.
- Some animals are carriers of diseases.
- The doctor says I am a carrier.
Substantiv
A2
entity
3
Container or device for carrying items
Something you use to hold and move things.
Tipar de utilizare:
[carrier] for [objects/animals]
Sinonime
holder (General term for something that holds objects, not always for transport.)
Antonime
unloader (Something that removes items rather than carries them.)
Colocații
pet carrier
|bottle carrier
|baby carrier
Teme
daily life
|objects
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I carry my dog in a pet carrier.
- The baby is in a carrier.
- We need a bottle carrier for the picnic.
Substantiv
technical
B2
entity
4
Warship that carries aircraft
A big military ship that carries airplanes and lets them take off and land.
Sinonime
aircraft ship (Less common descriptive phrase; less formal military term.)
Antonime
submarine (A warship designed to operate underwater, opposite in operational domain to an aircraft carrier.)
Colocații
aircraft carrier
|naval carrier
Teme
military
|transportation
|politics
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The navy has a big aircraft carrier.
- Planes take off from the aircraft carrier.
- We saw an aircraft carrier at the port.
Substantiv
technical
B1
entity
5
Telecom company providing network service
A company that gives phone or internet service.
Sinonime
network provider (Common modern term; interchangeable in most contexts.)
Antonime
subscriber (The customer using the service, opposite role from the provider/carrier.)
Colocații
mobile carrier
|wireless carrier
Teme
technology
|business
|communication
Exemple
- My mobile carrier offers unlimited data plans.
- Switching carriers can sometimes save money.
- The call failed due to problems with the local carrier.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- My phone carrier is very good.
- We changed our internet carrier.
- The mobile carrier has many customers.
Gramatică
Expresii
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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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.