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