transport

英 [træn'spɔːt; trɑːn-] 美['trænspɔrt]

复数: transports;第三人称单数: transports;过去式: transported;过去分词: transported;现在分词: transporting;

1. 古代在港口中交换.

transport 交通，输送，运送

trans-,转移，-port,携带，词源同 port,report.

transport (v.): late 14c., "convey from one place to another," from Old French transporter "carry or convey across; overwhelm (emotionally)" (14c.) or directly from Latin transportare "carry over, take across, convey, remove," from trans- "across" (see trans-) + portare "to carry" (see port (n.1)). Sense of "carry away with strong feelings" is first recorded c. 1500. Meaning "to carry away into banishment" is recorded from 1660s.
transport (n.): mid-15c., originally "mental exaltation;" sense of "means of transportation, carriage, conveyance" is recorded from 1690s; from transport (v.).

1. There's no petrol, so it's very difficult to transport goods.: 没有汽油，因此很难运输货物。

2. The missiles emerge from the underbelly of the transport plane.: 导弹从那架运输机的底部飞了出来。

3. The extra money could be spent on improving public transport.: 多余的资金可以用于改善公共交通系统。

4. The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport.: 冬天的突然降临让铁路和航空运输系统陷入混乱。

5. Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems.: 外交部官员帮助解决运输和经费问题。