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.
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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.
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2.
Any large amount.
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3.
A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
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词源
From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load.
来源:wiktionary