carrier /'kæriә/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) someone whose employment involves carrying something
• (n.) a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something
• (n.) an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical…

Chinese translation

• n. 运送者, 邮递员, 带菌者
• [计] 载波

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'kæriә/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.29 · Rare

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