carrier
noun [ C ] uk/ˈkær.i.ər/ us/ˈker.i.ɚ/
(TRANSPORT)
搬运人,运送人;运输工具
a person or thing that carries something
航空公司
a company that operates aircraft
(用作构词成分,尤用于表示军事运输工具的短语中)运载工具
used as a combining form, especially in phrases that refer to military vehicles of a type that carry other vehicles or groups of soldiers
an armoured troop-carrier 装甲运兵车
a freight carrier 运输舰
航空母舰(aircraft carrier的非正式说法)
informal for aircraft carrier
(BAG)
UK (also carrier bag) (US shopping bag)购物袋
a large plastic or paper bag with handles, used to carry things that you have bought, especially one given to you in a shop
(SPREAD)
带菌者;病毒携带者
someone who does not suffer from a disease but has the infection or genetic fault that causes it and can give the disease to someone else
There are an estimated 1.5 million HIV carriers in the country. 据估计,这个国家有150万艾滋病毒携带者。