lorry

将“lorry”和“l”音节与“carry”（携带）联系在一起，想象一辆“lorry”在“carry”重物，这样就可以帮助记忆“lorry”是指卡车或货车的意思。

lorry 卡车

词源不详。

lorry

lorry: [19] The first record we have of the word lorry is from the northwest of England in the early 1830s, when it denoted a ‘low wagon’ (it was often used for railway wagons). The modern application to a motor vehicle emerged at the beginning of the 20th century. It is not clear where it came from, although it has been speculated that it was based on the personal name Laurie (perhaps someone called Laurie invented the vehicle). Another possibility is some connection with the Northern dialect verb lurry ‘pull’.

lorry (n.)

"a truck; a long, flat wagon," 1838, British railroad word, probably from verb lurry "to pull, tug" (1570s), of uncertain origin. Meaning "large motor vehicle for carrying goods" is first attested 1911.

1. He looked straight ahead and overtook a lumbering lorry.

他眼睛直视前方，加速超过了前面一辆慢吞吞行进的大卡车。

2. They used a lorry to ram the main gate.

他们用卡车猛撞大门。

3. The lorry driver escaped unhurt, but a pedestrian was injured.

卡车司机安然脱险，但有一位行人受了伤。

4. The lorry was travelling at 20mph in the slow lane.

卡车在慢车道上以20英里的时速行驶。

5. A lorry travelling south had a blow-out and crashed.

一辆南行的卡车爆胎并撞车了。

【car, bus, truck, lorry, coach, automobile, jeep, carriage, waggon】
这些名词都与“车”有关。
car: 多指乘坐人的小汽车或轿车。
bus: 一般指公共汽车或大型客车。
truck: 与lorry同义，都指卡车或货车，前者为美国用词，后者用于英国。
coach: 原义指四轮马车，现指轿式汽车，长途公共汽车，还可指火车设有卧铺的车厢。
automobile: 是汽车的总称。
jeep: 吉普车，指一种小型轻便、适合在崎岖路面或野外使用的车子。
carriage: 指马车，两匹或两匹以上马拉的四轮马。
waggon: 指四轮运货马车或牛车，也指铁路的无盖货车。