trolley
trolley — 名詞
1. A small wheeled frame pushed or pulled by hand, used for carrying heavy or awkwa
手推車
搬運重物用的小車
A small wheeled frame pushed or pulled by hand, used for carrying heavy or awkwardly shaped loads from one place to another.
Nila pushed the trolley full of boxes across the warehouse floor.
Nila 推著裝滿紙箱的手推車走過倉庫地板。
push + trolley + full of [items]
The station porter used a trolley to carry their luggage to the platform.
車站行李員用手推車把旅客的行李送到月臺。
Liang loaded the boxes onto a metal trolley and wheeled them toward the storage room.
Liang 把箱子裝上金屬手推車，然後推向儲藏室。
Without a trolley, moving the equipment would have taken twice as long.
如果沒有手推車，搬運這些設備會多花一倍的時間。
A heavy trolley stood in the corridor, loaded with office supplies for the new desks.
走廊裡停著一台重型手推車，上面放滿了要給新辦公桌用的文具。
- cart
more common in American English; also refers to larger vehicles pulled by animals or motors
- hand truck
a two-wheeled vertical trolley for moving stacked boxes
- barrow
a smaller outdoor cart, often used in gardens or markets
用法筆記
In American English, 'cart' is more common than 'trolley' for this sense.
常見錯誤
2. A wheeled piece of furniture fitted with several shelf levels, designed for tran
餐車
有輪子的小桌用來送餐
A wheeled piece of furniture fitted with several shelf levels, designed for transporting dishes, drinks, or meals around a room.
The waiter wheeled the dessert trolley over to our table after dinner.
服務生用餐後把甜點車推到我們桌邊。
wheel + a [type] trolley + to [location]
Astrid brought coffee and cakes into the living room on a wooden serving trolley.
Astrid 用木製餐車把咖啡和蛋糕送進客廳。
Dylan wheeled the breakfast trolley into the hotel room, balancing plates of toast and a pot of tea.
Dylan 把早餐餐車推進飯店房間，上面放著吐司和一壺茶。
At the party, a small drinks trolley was passed around among the guests.
派對上，一台小型飲料推車在賓客之間傳來傳去。
The restaurant uses a stainless-steel trolley to bring breakfast trays to hotel rooms.
這家餐廳用不鏽鋼推車把早餐托盤送到飯店客房。
- serving cart
the more common term in American English
- tea cart
specifically for serving tea and light refreshments
- hostess cart
a decorative trolley used in formal dining settings
用法筆記
In American English, 'serving cart' or 'tea cart' is more common for this type of furniture.
3. A narrow wheeled bed with a thin mattress, used by hospital staff to move patien
擔架車
醫院運送病人的輪床
A narrow wheeled bed with a thin mattress, used by hospital staff to move patients who cannot walk.
The paramedics lifted the injured cyclist onto a trolley and into the ambulance.
急救人員把受傷的單車騎士抬上擔架車，送進救護車。
lift + [person] + onto a trolley
Nkechi lay on a hospital trolley in the corridor, waiting for an X-ray.
Nkechi 躺在醫院的擔架車上，在走廊等著照 X 光。
A nurse pushed the trolley quickly down the hall toward the operating room.
一名護士快速推著擔架車穿過走廊，前往手術室。
The hospital staff kept a folded trolley ready by the emergency entrance at all times.
醫院工作人員隨時在急診室入口準備好一台摺疊式擔架車。
Patients on trolleys lined the corridor when all hospital beds were full.
醫院床位全滿時，走廊上排滿了躺在擔架車上的病人。
用法筆記
In American English, 'gurney' is the standard term for this piece of hospital equipment.
常見錯誤
4. A wheeled metal or plastic basket used in shops for carrying goods that a custom
購物車
商店或網站上放商品的車
A wheeled metal or plastic basket used in shops for carrying goods that a customer intends to buy; also, the virtual basket on a website that holds items selected for purchase.
Christopher pushed the trolley through the supermarket, picking up vegetables for dinner.
Christopher 推著購物車穿過超市，挑選晚餐要用的蔬菜。
I added three books to my online shopping trolley but did not complete the purchase.
我在線上購物車裡加了三本書，但沒有完成結帳。
add [item] to + online shopping trolley
Sari loaded the trolley with rice, cooking oil, and canned beans for the week.
Sari 把米、食用油和罐頭豆子裝進購物車，買齊一週的食材。
The website showed the total price of everything in your trolley before checkout.
網站會在結帳前顯示購物車中所有商品的總價。
A small child sat in the trolley while her mother chose fruit at the market.
一個小孩坐在購物車裡，她媽媽則在市場挑水果。
- cart
the standard American English term
- basket
a smaller handheld container, without wheels, also used on websites for the same purpose
- shopping cart
commonly understood globally, especially in e-commerce
用法筆記
In British English, this is the standard term for a supermarket shopping cart. On websites, 'trolley' or 'basket' is used — the American term 'cart' is also common in global e-commerce.
常見錯誤
5. A public passenger vehicle powered by electricity, running on rails laid into ci
電車
行駛於市區軌道的電動車
A public passenger vehicle powered by electricity, running on rails laid into city streets and typically stopping at frequent intervals.
Eitan took the trolley from the city center to the art museum every Saturday.
Eitan 每週六都搭電車從市中心到美術館。
take + the trolley + from [A] to [B]
The old trolley cars in San Francisco attract many visitors each year.
舊金山的老式電車每年都吸引許多觀光客。
Passengers stepped off the trolley and onto the crowded downtown sidewalk.
乘客下了電車，踏上繁忙的市中心人行道。
Walid rode the trolley to work each morning to avoid driving in heavy traffic.
Walid 每天早上搭電車上班，避開尖峰時段的車流。
The trolley moved slowly along the tracks, stopping every two blocks for passengers.
電車沿著軌道緩緩前進，每兩個街區就停一站讓乘客上下車。
- streetcar
the more formal American term for the same vehicle
- tram
the standard British English and international term
- light rail
a more modern system that may run on dedicated tracks rather than in street traffic
用法筆記
In American English, 'trolley' typically refers to this type of vehicle. In British English, 'tram' is the usual term for the same thing.
常見錯誤
trolley — 動詞
1. To move or carry something using a hand-pushed wheeled cart, especially in a wor
用手推車運
使用推車搬運物品
To move or carry something using a hand-pushed wheeled cart, especially in a workplace or institutional setting.
The warehouse staff trolleyed the shipment from the loading dock to the storage area.
倉庫員工用手推車把貨物從卸貨區運到儲存區。
trolley + [object] + from [A] to [B]
Allison trolleyed the heavy boxes of donated books into the library basement.
Allison 用手推車把一整箱厚重的捐贈書籍運進圖書館地下室。
The surgical equipment was trolleyed across the hospital to the new ward upstairs.
外科設備被用手推車運過醫院，送往三樓的新病房。
Fresh supplies were trolleyed into the ward each morning before the doctors began their rounds.
每天早晨醫生開始查房前，新鮮的補給品會用手推車送進病房。
文法句型
trolley + object + adverb/preposition
be trolleyed + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
This verb form is infrequent in everyday conversation. The phrase 'move by trolley' or 'transport on a trolley' is more common.
2. To travel as a passenger on an electric streetcar that runs on rails along city
搭電車
乘坐市區電車
To travel as a passenger on an electric streetcar that runs on rails along city streets.
Cole and his sister trolleyed downtown to see the holiday lights display.
Cole 和妹妹搭電車到市中心欣賞聖誕燈飾。
trolley + [direction/destination]
We trolleyed along the main street, watching the city pass by outside the windows.
我們沿著主要大街搭電車，看著窗外的城市景色緩緩掠過。
Gita trolleyed from the university campus to the market district every afternoon.
Gita 每天下午都搭電車從大學校區到市場區。
Tourists trolleyed up and down the historic district, hopping off at each stop.
觀光客搭著電車在歷史街區來回穿梭，每到一站就跳下車。
- tram
the British equivalent, used both as noun and rarely as verb
文法句型
trolley + adverb/preposition
用法筆記
This verb form is very rare. 'Take a trolley' or 'go by trolley' is far more common in everyday speech.