carrier /ˈkærɪə/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A carrier is a vehicle that is used for carrying people, especially soldiers, or things. 运输工具

  例：

  There were armoured personnel carriers and tanks on the streets.

  街上有装甲车和坦克。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A carrier is a company that provides telecommunications services, such as telephone and Internet services. 电信运营商

  例：

  ...Japan's top wireless carrier.

  …日本头号无线通讯运营商。

  例：

  Regional carriers get paid for calls that pass through their switches.

  地方运营商向那些通过其转接台的电话收费。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A carrier is a passenger airline. 客运航空公司

  例：

  American Airlines is the third-largest carrier at Denver International Airport.

  美国航空公司是丹佛国际机场第三大客运航空公司。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A carrier is a company that transports goods from one place to another by truck. 卡车运输公司

  例：

  The Colorado Motor Carriers Association represents 450 trucking companies across the state.

  科罗拉多汽车运输协会代表了该州450家卡车运输公司。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT A carrier is a person or an animal that is infected with a disease and so can make other people or animals ill. 病毒携带者

  例：

  ...an AIDS carrier.

  …一名艾滋病毒携带者。