convoy1
KK: [kǝnˈvɒɪ ˈkɑnvɒɪ]
DJ: [kǝnˈvɒi ˈkɒnvɒi]
vt.
- 為……護航；護送；護衛
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The fleet
convoyed the mothership into the port.
這支艦隊護送母艦進港。
辨析
convoy2
KK: [ˈkɑnvɒɪ]
DJ: [ˈkɒnvɒi]
n.
- 護航；護送；護衛[U]
- 護航（或護衛）艦隊；護送部隊[C][G]
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- 受護送的船隊（或車隊等）；（互相護送的）同行船隊（或車隊等）[C][G]
片語
in convoy
- 結伴而行的
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Cars should cross the desert
in convoy in case there is a breakdown.
汽車應該結伴穿越沙漠，以防拋錨。
under convoy
- 在護送之下
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The supply ships sailed
under convoy.
補給船在護送之下航行。
/
ˈkɒnvɔɪ/
n.
a group of ships or vehicles travelling together and accompanied by armed troops or warships for protection.
v.
(of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection.
Phrase
- in convoy
(of travelling vehicles) as a group.
Etymology
ME (orig. Scots, in the senses ‘convey’, ‘conduct’, and ‘act as escort’): from Fr. convoyer, from med. L. conviare (see convey).
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