carload

carload — 名詞

1. the people or goods inside a car at one time, especially when the car is full en

1.名詞B2
釋義

一車

一輛汽車能載運的人或物品數量

the people or goods inside a car at one time, especially when the car is full enough that the amount is worth mentioning

例句

The Watanabe family brought a whole carload of groceries home from the market.

Watanabe 一家從市場帶回了整整一車的雜貨。

collocation: a whole carload of [goods]

A carload of tourists from Japan arrived at the national park just before noon.

一車日本遊客在中午前抵達了國家公園。

pattern: a carload of + people

同義詞
  • carful

    informal; interchangeable with carload but less common in writing

  • truckload

    specifically for trucks or large vehicles; often implies a larger quantity

  • vanload

    specifically for vans; similar quantity range

文法句型

a carload of + noun

用法筆記

Often used in the pattern 'a carload of + noun' to describe a quantity of people or goods that fills a car. The word is a singular countable noun; its plural form carloads is common when referring to multiple vehicles.

常見錯誤

❌I have a carload of books on my passenger seat.' (just a few books).
✅We packed a full carload of books when we moved houses.
💡'carload' implies the car is full or nearly full, not just any small amount inside.