一、详细释义:


n.

运输,运送;输送;搬运 [U]


例句:

The Panama Canal has played a very important role in transportation.

巴拿马运河在运输上起到了非常重要的作用。


例句:

The railroad gives free transportation for a certain amount of baggage.

铁路免费运送一定数量的行李。


(旧时的)流放 [U]


例句:

Transportation was inevitable for certain families after the revolution.

对某些家庭而言,革命后被流放是不可避免的。


例句:

He was sentenced to transportation for life.

他被判处终身流放。


二、词义辨析:


communication,traffic,transportation

这些名词均有“交通”之意。 communication指邮电、无线电、铁路、公路等各种交通方式或媒介。 traffic指来往的东西的情况,表示一种抽象概念的交通流动量。 transportation指将乘客或货物从一处运到另一处,也可指交通运输工具。


三、相关短语:


air transportation

航空运输,航运


transportation company

运输公司


transportation system

运输系统


四、参考例句:


The company will provide transportation.

公司会提供交通工具。


Transportation has great chagnges today.

如今,运输业有了很大的改变。


Public transportation plays a subsidiary role.

公共交通起辅助的作用。


Public transportation played a subsidiary role.

公共交通起辅助的作用。


Public transportation plays a subsidiary role.

公共交通起辅助的作用。


As transportation improves, distances seem to lessen.

随着运输的进步,距离似乎缩短了。


He was sentenced to transportation for life.

他被判处终身流放。


Stable products shipping takes high transportation costs.

大宗生产货物的运送要花费高额的运费。


Tour fee inclusive: transportation, refreshment and guide.

团费包括交通费、茶点及导游。


Transportation was inevitable for certain families after the revolution.

对某些家庭而言,革命后被流放是不可避免的。