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transportation

/trans-per-tey-shuhn/US // ˌtræns pərˈteɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən) //

运输,交通运输,交通,交通工具

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of transporting.
    • : the state of being transported.
    • : the means of transport or conveyance.
    • : the business of conveying people, goods, etc.
    • : price of travel or transport by public conveyance; fare.
    • : tickets or permits for transport or travel.
    • : banishment, as of a criminal to a penal colony; deportation.
    • : Also called Transportation Department. Informal. the Department of Transportation.

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Examples

  • The polling place, a convention center, offered multiple locations to cast ballots, and transportation by bus there was free.

  • We’re personally reaching out to riders and drivers to share more about why this is happening, what you can do about it, and to provide some transportation alternatives.

  • I needed to get home but realized that public transportation had been shut down, so I started walking to get a cab.

  • Councilwoman Barbara Bry, however, has put some distance between herself and SANDAG executive director Hasan Ikhrata’s proposal to make alternative forms of transportation just as competitive as driving.

  • When I think of a progressive view toward sustainability, toward energy, toward transportation, toward housing, we Americans think of you — maybe not Amsterdam per se but your part of the world certainly, as much more of a model than us.

  • Pulling oil from the tar sands is costly, even more so when you tack transportation costs on top.

  • But with the pipeline, transportation costs drop and production would be higher.

  • The transportation service—and others like it—epitomize what the sharing economy is all about.

  • Sure, the Red Coats had the upper hand in terms of transportation, supplies and training.

  • By early evening on Tuesday, the inter-city transportation system of shared taxis was shut down.

  • Railroad tracks and bridges had been demolished; transportation facilities in some areas were almost non-existent.

  • The sixth largest employer of workers engaged in manufacturing is the transportation equipment industry.

  • Half of the workers included in this category consist of railroad and water transportation workers.

  • The economic activity of any region depends greatly upon its transportation facilities.

  • He was stepping out upon the broad surface of the Transportation Building.