Definition of lorry in English:

lorry

nounPlural lorries ˈlɒri

British

A large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck.
〈英〉载货汽车；卡车
as modifier a lorry driver
Example sentencesExamples
- He was following a lorry which was travelling at about 45 mph.
- A big lorry smashed into the back of the taxi.
- For health and safety reasons it needs to be put in containers rather than sacks, and it needs different lorries to transport it.
- At first we thought the road was being shaken by a heavy lorry, but then my uncle said it was an earthquake.
- A long-awaited ban on heavy lorries using the notorious stretch of highway was finally announced last year.
- An accident involving a lorry carrying radioactive waste closed a major Scottish road for hours yesterday.
- They say heavy lorries and cars are travelling too fast along the road, which is very narrow in parts.
- Because of the many industrial companies based in the road, its traffic also includes large numbers of heavy lorries.
- The incident occurred when an articulated lorry collided with the back of a blue Volvo estate.
- With the coaches and heavy lorries off the roads the congestion on our highways would be greatly reduced.
- There are 20 tonne lorries coming at speed through the village, where there is a junior school.
- The name is painted on white articulated lorries parked across a massive expanse of yard.
- The village was being covered with dust from the 30-ton lorries thundering through it from the nearby quarry.
- Never, NEVER, overtake a gritting lorry.
- As well as cars, there are frequent buses, heavy lorries and a lot of farm traffic.
- He said a Finnish lorry hit the bridge last month and called for the height to be displayed in metres.
- The move will put another 500 heavy lorries onto Britain's roads each week.
- And he believes drivers of heavy lorries will avoid the new road because he says it will have to be built on a steep incline.
- The gravel lorry swerved off the road after the impact but remained upright.
- When the collection lorry arrives a crane picks up the bins and empties them into the relevant compartments.
Synonyms
truck
British juggernaut

Phrases

fall off the back of a lorry

informal (of goods) be acquired in dubious circumstances.
（货物）来路不明
he sells cheap computer games that have fallen off the back of a lorry
Example sentencesExamples
- "But it's not like stuffing a few pairs of jeans in your bag or a TV falling off the back of a lorry. This bread is keeping us alive."
- When I was a kid my neighbour was always selling things that seemed to have "fallen off the back of a lorry".
- Keep an eye out for pickpockets and remember that many of the things for sale 'fell off the back of a lorry'.

Origin

Mid 19th century: perhaps from the given name Laurie.

Rhymes

Florrie, Laurie, Macquarie, quarry, sorry, whare

Definition of lorry in US English:

lorry

noun

British

A large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck.
〈英〉载货汽车；卡车
Example sentencesExamples
- And he believes drivers of heavy lorries will avoid the new road because he says it will have to be built on a steep incline.
- He said a Finnish lorry hit the bridge last month and called for the height to be displayed in metres.
- A long-awaited ban on heavy lorries using the notorious stretch of highway was finally announced last year.
- The name is painted on white articulated lorries parked across a massive expanse of yard.
- He was following a lorry which was travelling at about 45 mph.
- As well as cars, there are frequent buses, heavy lorries and a lot of farm traffic.
- The gravel lorry swerved off the road after the impact but remained upright.
- The village was being covered with dust from the 30-ton lorries thundering through it from the nearby quarry.
- Because of the many industrial companies based in the road, its traffic also includes large numbers of heavy lorries.
- For health and safety reasons it needs to be put in containers rather than sacks, and it needs different lorries to transport it.
- They say heavy lorries and cars are travelling too fast along the road, which is very narrow in parts.
- The move will put another 500 heavy lorries onto Britain's roads each week.
- A big lorry smashed into the back of the taxi.
- At first we thought the road was being shaken by a heavy lorry, but then my uncle said it was an earthquake.
- There are 20 tonne lorries coming at speed through the village, where there is a junior school.
- The incident occurred when an articulated lorry collided with the back of a blue Volvo estate.
- With the coaches and heavy lorries off the roads the congestion on our highways would be greatly reduced.
- An accident involving a lorry carrying radioactive waste closed a major Scottish road for hours yesterday.
- When the collection lorry arrives a crane picks up the bins and empties them into the relevant compartments.
- Never, NEVER, overtake a gritting lorry.
Synonyms
truck

Origin

Mid 19th century: perhaps from the given name Laurie.

词汇	lorry
释义	Definition of lorry in English: lorry nounPlural lorries ˈlɒri British A large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck. 〈英〉载货汽车；卡车 as modifier a lorry driver Example sentencesExamples He was following a lorry which was travelling at about 45 mph. A big lorry smashed into the back of the taxi. For health and safety reasons it needs to be put in containers rather than sacks, and it needs different lorries to transport it. At first we thought the road was being shaken by a heavy lorry, but then my uncle said it was an earthquake. A long-awaited ban on heavy lorries using the notorious stretch of highway was finally announced last year. An accident involving a lorry carrying radioactive waste closed a major Scottish road for hours yesterday. They say heavy lorries and cars are travelling too fast along the road, which is very narrow in parts. Because of the many industrial companies based in the road, its traffic also includes large numbers of heavy lorries. The incident occurred when an articulated lorry collided with the back of a blue Volvo estate. With the coaches and heavy lorries off the roads the congestion on our highways would be greatly reduced. There are 20 tonne lorries coming at speed through the village, where there is a junior school. The name is painted on white articulated lorries parked across a massive expanse of yard. The village was being covered with dust from the 30-ton lorries thundering through it from the nearby quarry. Never, NEVER, overtake a gritting lorry. As well as cars, there are frequent buses, heavy lorries and a lot of farm traffic. He said a Finnish lorry hit the bridge last month and called for the height to be displayed in metres. The move will put another 500 heavy lorries onto Britain's roads each week. And he believes drivers of heavy lorries will avoid the new road because he says it will have to be built on a steep incline. The gravel lorry swerved off the road after the impact but remained upright. When the collection lorry arrives a crane picks up the bins and empties them into the relevant compartments. Synonyms truck British juggernaut Phrases fall off the back of a lorry informal (of goods) be acquired in dubious circumstances. （货物）来路不明 he sells cheap computer games that have fallen off the back of a lorry Example sentencesExamples "But it's not like stuffing a few pairs of jeans in your bag or a TV falling off the back of a lorry. This bread is keeping us alive." When I was a kid my neighbour was always selling things that seemed to have "fallen off the back of a lorry". Keep an eye out for pickpockets and remember that many of the things for sale 'fell off the back of a lorry'. Origin Mid 19th century: perhaps from the given name Laurie. Rhymes Florrie, Laurie, Macquarie, quarry, sorry, whare noun.1 phr. Definition of lorry in US English: lorry noun British A large, heavy motor vehicle for transporting goods or troops; a truck. 〈英〉载货汽车；卡车 Example sentencesExamples And he believes drivers of heavy lorries will avoid the new road because he says it will have to be built on a steep incline. He said a Finnish lorry hit the bridge last month and called for the height to be displayed in metres. A long-awaited ban on heavy lorries using the notorious stretch of highway was finally announced last year. The name is painted on white articulated lorries parked across a massive expanse of yard. He was following a lorry which was travelling at about 45 mph. As well as cars, there are frequent buses, heavy lorries and a lot of farm traffic. The gravel lorry swerved off the road after the impact but remained upright. The village was being covered with dust from the 30-ton lorries thundering through it from the nearby quarry. Because of the many industrial companies based in the road, its traffic also includes large numbers of heavy lorries. For health and safety reasons it needs to be put in containers rather than sacks, and it needs different lorries to transport it. They say heavy lorries and cars are travelling too fast along the road, which is very narrow in parts. The move will put another 500 heavy lorries onto Britain's roads each week. A big lorry smashed into the back of the taxi. At first we thought the road was being shaken by a heavy lorry, but then my uncle said it was an earthquake. There are 20 tonne lorries coming at speed through the village, where there is a junior school. The incident occurred when an articulated lorry collided with the back of a blue Volvo estate. With the coaches and heavy lorries off the roads the congestion on our highways would be greatly reduced. An accident involving a lorry carrying radioactive waste closed a major Scottish road for hours yesterday. When the collection lorry arrives a crane picks up the bins and empties them into the relevant compartments. Never, NEVER, overtake a gritting lorry. Synonyms truck Origin Mid 19th century: perhaps from the given name Laurie.
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