n.[C]
- （馬、牛等拉的）二輪（或四輪）運貨車
- 小車，手推車
vt.
- 用運貨車裝運
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The farmer
carted his potatoes to the market.
那個農民用車把馬鈴薯運到市場。
- 粗野地（或強制地）運送[O]
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The police
carted him off to jail.
警察把他押送去監獄。
vi.
- 趕運貨車
- 用運貨車運送；載運
片語
put the cart before the horse
- 本末倒置；因果顛倒
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Because of the impact of Islamic terrorism, the candidate Donald Trump is proposing to ban all Muslims from entering the United States. Many people think he is
putting the cart before the horse.
因為回教恐怖主義的衝擊，候選人川普主張禁止回教徒進入美國。許多人認為他這是本末倒置。
衍生
辨析
n.
- a horse-drawn open vehicle with two or four wheels, used for carrying loads.
▸a light two-wheeled open vehicle for driving in, pulled by a single horse.
- a shallow open container on wheels, pulled or pushed by hand.
▸N. Amer. a supermarket trolley.
v.
- convey or put in a cart or similar vehicle.
- informal carry (a heavy or cumbersome object) somewhere with difficulty.
▸convey or propel unceremoniously.
Phrase
- in the cart
Brit. informal in trouble or difficulty. - put the cart before the horse
reverse the proper order or procedure.
Derivative
- carter n.
- cartful n.
(pl. cartfuls)
. - cartload n.
Etymology
ME: from ON kartr, prob. influenced by Anglo-Norman Fr. and Old North. Fr. carete, dimin. of carre (see car).
