late 14c., agent noun from carry (v.). Meaning "person or animal that carries and disseminates infection without suffering obvious disease" is from 1899; genetic sense is 1933. As a short form of aircraft carrier it dates from 1917. Carrier pigeon is from 1640s.
实用例句
1. He had returned to England in an aircraft carrier no less.
他竟然坐航空母舰回的英格兰。
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2. Deliveries are made by common carrier or van line.
货物运输采用普通货车或厢式货车。
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3. The haulage company was a carrier of machine parts to Turkey.
该公路货运公司负责将机械零件运往土耳其。
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4. He stooped to pick up the carrier bag of groceries.
他俯下身去提装着食品杂货的购物袋。
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5. All his worldly goods were packed into a neat checked carrier bag.
