This flashcard defines the word "lorry." It states that a "lorry" is a large vehicle for carrying heavy loads by road (used in British English, equivalent to "truck" in American English). It also includes the idiom "off the back of a lorry," meaning something was likely stolen.
This flashcard defines the word "lorry." It states that a "lorry" is a large vehicle for carrying heavy loads by road (in British English, equivalent to "truck" in American English). It also includes the idiom "off the back of a lorry," meaning something was likely stolen.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]卡车；货车 A lorry is a large vehicle that is used to transport goods by road.
[BRIT 英]
...a seven-ton lorry.
7吨的卡车
in AM, use 美国英语用 truck
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[PHRASE 短语]（货物等）来路不明，是老鼠货，是贼赃 If someone says that something has fallen off the back of a lorry, or that they got something off the back of a lorry, they mean that they bought something that they knew was stolen.
[PHR after v]
[BRIT 英]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
He gets caviare that has fallen off the back of a lorry...
他能弄到来路不明的鱼子酱。
Pete once bought the boys a bicycle cheap off the back of a lorry.
皮特有一回给孩子们买了一辆便宜的老鼠货自行车。
Oxford
lorry★/ˈlɒri; NAmEˈlɔːri;ˈlɑːri/( BrE) noun _trucks_comp.jpg _lorry.jpg (plurallorries)(alsotruckNAmE,BrE)a large vehicle for carrying heavy loads by road 卡车；货运汽车◆a lorry driver卡车司机◆Emergency food supplies were brought in by lorry.应急食物是用卡车运来的。◆a lorry load of frozen fish装满一卡车的冷冻鱼IDIOMsee
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n.lorrylorrieslorry/ˈlɒri; NAmEˈlɔːri;ˈlɑːri/
LDC
lorrylor‧ry /ˈlɒri $ ˈlɔːri, ˈlɑːri/ ●●●S3 noun (plural lorries) [countable] British English
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1a large vehicle for carrying heavy goodsSYN truck2it fell off the back of a lorry spoken used humorously to say that something was probably stolen
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lorry
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lorries[475]
卡车(100%)
n.（英）卡车；[车辆] 货车；运料车
n.(Lorry)人名；(法、德)洛里
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