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.).
雙語例句
1. There's no petrol, so it's very difficult to transport goods.
沒有汽油，因此很難運輸貨物。
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2. The missiles emerge from the underbelly of the transport plane.
導(dǎo)彈從那架運輸機的底部飛了出來。
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3. The extra money could be spent on improving public transport.
多余的資金可以用于改善公共交通系統(tǒng)。
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4. The sudden onset of winter caused havoc with rail and air transport.
冬天的突然降臨讓鐵路和航空運輸系統(tǒng)陷入混亂。
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5. Foreign Office officials assisted with transport and finance problems.