porter
/ˈpɔːrtər/
n.
一句话记住
搬运工;行李员
释义与例句
n.
搬运工;行李员
a person whose job is to carry bags or goods
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The porter carried our suitcases up to the room.
搬运工把我们的行李箱搬到了房间。
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A porter helped the old lady with her heavy bags.
一位搬运工帮老太太拿她沉重的包。
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He worked as a porter at the railway station for ten years.
他在火车站当了十年搬运工。
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The hotel porter called a taxi for us.
旅馆的行李员为我们叫了一辆出租车。
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Porters were busy loading boxes onto the truck.
搬运工们忙着把箱子装上卡车。
词源与构词
port(搬运)+ -er(人),负责搬运的人。
port
词根 · to carry,搬运
-er
后缀 · 人;做某事的人
记忆钩子
port(搬运)+ -er(人):替人搬东西的人就是搬运工。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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deport 驱逐出境;放逐The government deported him for working without a visa. 政府因他无签证工作而将他驱逐出境。
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export 出口;输出The country exports coffee to Europe. 这个国家向欧洲出口咖啡。
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import 进口;输入Japan imports most of its oil. 日本的大部分石油依靠进口。
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important 重要的;有重大影响的It is important to drink enough water every day. 每天喝足够的水很重要。
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portable 便携的;手提式的She bought a portable speaker for the trip. 她为这次旅行买了一个便携音箱。
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portfolio 作品集;档案夹She showed her design portfolio to the interviewer. 她向面试官展示了她的设计作品集。
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report 报告;汇报The committee will report its findings next week. 委员会下周会报告调查结果。
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support 支持;支撑;养活Her family supported her decision. 她的家人支持她的决定。
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transport 运输;运送The goods are transported by rail. 这些货物通过铁路运输。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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portable 便携的port + -able,能被搬运的
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porterage 搬运;搬运费porter + -age,表示行为或费用
同义词
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carrier 搬运工;承运人carrier 多指运输公司或承运工具;porter 特指车站、旅馆里替人搬行李的人。The carrier delivered the parcel on time. 承运人按时送达了包裹。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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port 港口port 作名词是港口;porter 是 port(搬运)+ -er,指搬东西的人,词形相近但词性不同。The ship entered the port at dawn. 船在黎明时进入港口。
常见搭配
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hotel porter 旅馆行李员The hotel porter took our luggage to the room. 旅馆行李员把我们的行李送到了房间。
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railway porter 火车站搬运工A railway porter helped him find his carriage. 一位火车站搬运工帮他找到了车厢。