carry

carry

car‧ry 1 S1 W1 / kæri / 动词 ( past tense and past participle carried , present participle carrying , third person singular carries )

1 lift and take [及物动词] to hold something in your hand or arms, or support it as you take it somewhere :

Gina was carrying a small bunch of flowers.

Angela carried the child in her arms.

Let me carry that for you.

Jack carried his grandson up the stairs.

carry something to something/somebody

The waiter carried our drinks to the table.

2 vehicle/ship/plane [及物动词] to take people or things from one place to another in a vehicle, ship, or plane :

The ship was carrying drugs.

There are more airplanes carrying more people than ever before.

3 pipe/wire etc [及物动词] if a pipe, wire etc carries something such as liquid or electricity, the liquid, electricity etc flows or travels along it :

A drain carries surplus water to the river.

The aim is for one wire to carry both television and telephone calls.

4 move something [及物动词] to cause something to move along or support something as it moves along :

This stretch of water carries a lot of shipping.

The bridge carries the main road over the railway.

Pollution was carried inland by the wind.

5 have with you [及物动词] to have something with you in your pocket, on your belt, in your bag etc everywhere you go :

I don’t carry a handbag. I just carry money in my pocket.

All the soldiers carried rifles.

He says he’s got to carry a knife to protect himself.

6 have a quality [及物动词] to have something as a particular quality :

Degree qualifications carry international recognition.

Few medical procedures carry no risk of any kind.

Older managers carry more authority in a crisis.

The plan is not likely to carry much weight with (= have much influence over ) the authorities.

If the child believes in what she is saying, she will carry conviction (= make others believe what she says is true ) .

7 news/programmes [及物动词] if a newspaper, a television or radio broadcast, or a website carries a piece of news, an advertisement etc, it prints it or broadcasts it :

The morning paper carried a story about demonstrations in New York and Washington D.C.

The national TV network carries religious programmes.

8 information [及物动词] if something carries information, the information is written on it :

All tobacco products must carry a health warning.

goods carrying the label ‘Made in the USA’

9 be responsible [及物动词] to be responsible for doing something :

Each team member is expected to carry a fair share of the workload.

Which minister carries responsibility for the police?

Parents carry the burden of ensuring that children go to school.

10 shop [及物动词] if a shop carries goods, it has a supply of them for sale :

The sports shop carries a full range of equipment.

11 building [及物动词] if a wall etc carries something, it supports the weight of that thing :

These two columns carry the whole roof.

12 take somebody/something [及物动词] to take something or someone to a new place, point, or position

carry somebody/something to something

The President wanted to carry the war to the northern states.

Blair carried his party to victory in 1997.

carry somebody/something into something

Clinton carried his campaign into Republican areas.

13 disease [及物动词] if a person, animal, or insect carries a disease, they can pass it to other people or animals even if they are not ill themselves → carrier :

The disease is carried by a black fly which lives in the rivers.

Birds and monkeys can carry disease.

14 carry insurance/a guarantee etc to have insurance etc :

All our products carry a 12-month guarantee.

15 be/get carried away to be so excited, angry, interested etc that you are no longer really in control of what you do or say, or you forget everything else :

It’s easy to get carried away when you can do so much with the graphics software.

16 be carried along (by something) to become excited about something or determined to do something :

The crowd were carried along on a tide of enthusiasm.

You can be carried along by the atmosphere of an auction and spend more than you planned.

17 crime [及物动词] if a crime carries a particular punishment, that is the usual punishment for the crime :

Drink-driving should carry an automatic prison sentence .

Murder still carries the death penalty .

18 sound [不及物动词] if a sound carries, it goes a long way :

In the winter air, sounds carry clearly.

The songs of the whales carry through the water over long distances.

19 ball [不及物动词] if a ball carries a particular distance when it is thrown, hit, or kicked, it travels that distance

20 carry something in your head/mind to remember information that you need, without writing it down :

Alice carried a map of the London Underground in her head.

21 tune [及物动词] to sing a tune using the correct notes :

I sang solos when I was six because I could carry a tune.

The highest voice carries the melody.

22 persuade [及物动词] to persuade a group of people to support you :

He had to carry a large majority of his colleagues to get the leadership.

Her appeal to common sense was what finally carried the day (= persuaded people to support her ) .

23 vote be carried if a suggestion, proposal etc is carried, most of the people at an official meeting vote for it and it is accepted :

The amendment was carried by 292 votes to 246.

The resolution was carried unanimously (= everyone agreed ) .

Those in favour of the motion raise your arm. Those against? The motion is carried (= proposal is accepted ) .

24 election [及物动词] American English if someone carries a state or local area in a US election, they win in that state or area :

Cuban Americans play an important role in whether he carries Florida in the fall campaign.

25 your body [ transitive always + 副词 / 介词 ] to stand and move in a particular way, or to hold part of your body in a particular way :

He had a way of carrying his head on one side.

carry yourself

She carried herself straight and with confidence.

26 carry the can (for somebody/something) British English informal to be the person who has to take the blame for something even if it was not their fault, or not their fault alone :

He has been left to carry the can for a decision he didn’t make.

27 not enough effort [及物动词] if a group carries someone who is not doing enough work, they have to manage without the work that person should be doing :

The team can’t afford to carry any weak players.

28 child [不及物和及物动词] old-fashioned if a woman is carrying a child, she is pregnant

29 carry all/everything before you literary to be completely successful in a struggle against other people

30 carry something too far/to extremes/to excess to do or say too much about something :

I don’t mind a joke, but this is carrying it too far.

31 weight [及物动词] to weigh a particular amount more than you should or than you did :

Joe carries only nine pounds more than when he was 20.

32 carry a torch for somebody to love someone romantically who does not love you :

He’s been carrying a torch for your sister for years.

33 carry the torch of something to support an important belief or tradition when other people do not :

Leaders in the mountains carried the torch of Greek independence.

34 as fast as his/her legs could carry him/her as fast as possible :

She ran as fast as her legs could carry her.

35 adding numbers [及物动词] to put a number into the next row to the left when you are adding numbers together

→ card-carrying , cash and carry , → fetch and carry at fetch 1 ( 3 )

COLLOCATIONS

名词

carry out work You’ll have to get a builder to carry out the work.

carry out your duties/responsibilities She carried out her duties very efficiently.

carry out a task/job He was unable to carry out simple tasks.

carry out research I was in Italy carrying out research for my book.

carry out a survey The committee has carried out a survey of parking problems in residential areas.

carry out a check Manufacturers carry out safety checks on all new cars.

carry out a test Forensic experts are now carrying out DNA tests.

carry out an experiment Many schools need better facilities for carrying out scientific experiments.

carry out a review The government is carrying out a review of state pension provision.

carry out a study He has carried out various studies into violent behaviour.

carry out an investigation The police will carry out an investigation into what actually happened.

carry out an inquiry A formal inquiry into the cause of death will be carried out.

carry out an assessment The company is carrying out an assessment of staff training needs.

carry out a search Here are some more ways of carrying out information searches online.

carry out an attack It became clear that terrorists had carried out the attack.

THESAURUS

carry to have something or someone in your hands or arms when you go somewhere : She was carrying a heavy suitcase. | Mary fainted, and had to be carried inside.

tote especially American English informal to carry something such as a bag or a gun : He came out of the office toting a black leather briefcase. | Guards toting machine guns stood inside the airport.

lug to carry something heavy, with difficulty : They lugged the mail in heavy canvas bags into the building.

cart to carry something large and heavy somewhere, especially when this is annoying or hard work : We carted all the furniture upstairs.

schlep American English informal to carry something heavy : Marty schlepped the suitcases upstairs.

bear formal to carry something – used when talking about what someone has with them when they go somewhere. Bear is commonly used as a participle bearing : They arrived bearing gifts. | Anna returned, bearing a large red packet.

carry something ↔ forward 短语动词

1 to succeed in making progress with something :

The new team have to carry the work forward.

2 to include an amount of money in a later set of figures or calculations

carry something ↔ off 短语动词

1 to do something difficult successfully :

I was flattered to be offered the job but wasn’t sure if I could carry it off.

2 to win a prize :

a film that carried off three Oscars

carry on 短语动词

1 especially British English to continue doing something :

Sorry, I interrupted you. Please carry on.

carry on doing something

You’ll have an accident if you carry on driving like that.

carry on with

I want to carry on with my course.

carry on as usual/as you are/regardless etc

2 to continue moving :

He stopped and looked back, then carried on down the stairs.

Carry straight on until you get to the traffic lights.

3 carry on something if you carry on a particular kind of work or activity, you do it or take part in it :

Mr Dean carried on his baking business until he retired.

It was so noisy it was hard to carry on a conversation .

4 spoken to talk in an annoying way

carry on about

I wish everyone would stop carrying on about it.

5 old-fashioned to have a sexual relationship with someone, when you should not :

Lucy confessed to carrying on behind her husband’s back.

carry on with

She was carrying on with a neighbour.

carry something ↔ out 短语动词

1 to do something that needs to be organized and planned :

We need to carry out more research.

A survey is now being carried out nationwide.

Turn off the water supply before carrying out repairs.

In written English, people often use conduct when writing about research, experiments etc, because this sounds more formal than carry out :

They conducted experiments to test this theory.

2 to do something that you have said you will do or that someone has asked you to do :

Nicholson didn’t carry out his threat to take legal action.

We carried out her instructions precisely.

Will the government carry out its promise to reform the law?