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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
cart
cart [cart carts carted carting] noun, verb BrE [kɑːt] NAmE [kɑːrt] noun 1. a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying loads •a horse and cart 2. (also hand·cart)a light vehicle with wheels that you pull or push by hand 3. (NAmE) (BrE trol·ley)a small vehicle with wheels that can be pushed or pulled along and is used for carrying things •a shopping/baggage cart •a serving cart 4. (NAmE) (BrE buggy)a small car, often without a roof or doors, used for a particular purpose •a golf cart Word Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse kartr, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carete, diminutive of carre, based on Latin carrum, carrus, of Celtic origin. Example Bank: •Jump in the back of my cart. •She brought the vegetables in an ox cart. •The cart creaked on up the street. •They piled their furniture onto a cart. •a man wheeling an ice-cream cart along •driving a golf cart •A dusty cart track ran along the valley floor. •An ox cart made its way through the village. •Milk was delivered by horse and cart in those days. •The bundles were slung onto the back of a cart. •The only form of transport was a donkey cart. •They loaded the cart with their possessions. Idiom: ↑put the cart before the horse verb 1. ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to carry sth in a ↑cart or other vehicle •The rubbish is then carted away for recycling. 2. ~ sth + adv./prep. (informal)to carry sth that is large, heavy or awkward in your hands •We had to cart our luggage up six flights of stairs. 3. ~ sb + adv./prep. (informal)to take sb somewhere, especially with difficulty •The demonstrators were carted off to the local police station. Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English: from Old Norse kartr, probably influenced by Anglo-Norman French and Old Northern French carete, diminutive of carre, based on Latin carrum, carrus, of Celtic origin. Example Bank: •Convicted criminals were carted about the streets. •He was yelling and shouting as they carted him away. •I was unconscious and had to be carted off to a hospital. •The rubbish is carted away for recycling. •They carted the logs back up to the house. •We had to cart our bags up eight flights of stairs. See also: ↑buggy ▪ ↑handcart ▪ ↑trolley
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