cartload

n. 一车的载量, 大量

发音

UK /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/
US /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/

词形变化

cartloads 复数 cartloads

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The amount that a cart can carry.

    Two days of skirmishing outside the town were followed by a bold sortie headed by a dervish; and, as the result of this affair, a cartload of heads was sent as trophies to Constantinople.

  2. 2.

    Any large amount.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.

    历史

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词源

From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load.

来源:wiktionary