trans‧por‧ta‧tion W3 AC / trænspɔteɪʃ ə n $ -spər- / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 American English a system or method for carrying passengers or goods from one place to another 同义词 transport British English :

The city needs to improve its public transportation (= buses, trains etc ) .

means/mode/form of transportation

People need to get out of their cars and use other modes of transportation.

2 American English the process or business of taking goods from one place to another 同义词 transport British English

transportation of

the transportation of dangerous chemicals by road

3 old use the punishment of sending a criminal to a distant country