vt (1)(用车辆)运输(送)(carry，move or convey (goods， passengers， etc) from one place to another in a vehicle)[T+n，T+n+prep(from) (to)]： ～cargo/soldiers 运送货物/士兵; (people/goods) be～ed by rail/air(人/货物)由火车/飞机运输;It took several days to～coal/the furniture to various parts of the town (the new apartment). 花了好几天的时间把那些煤/家具送到这个城镇的各个地方(新公寓)。A bus～ed the passengers from the airport to the city. 一辆汽车把乘客从机场送到市里。A truck～ed the wheat from the farm to the mill. 一辆卡车把麦子从农场送到面粉厂。〖同〗transfer，move，remove，transmit;

(2)流放，放逐(send abroad to a penal colony)[T+n， T+n+prep (from) (to)]： Convicts used to be～ed to Australia for life. 罪犯过去常常被终生放逐到澳洲。

(3)万分激动 (overcome with strong feelings) [T+n，通常pass] (lit)： (sb) be～ed with joy/grief(某人)欣喜若狂/悲伤透顶;〖同〗move，thrill;

→trans′portable adj 可运输的;͵transpor′tation n 运输;放逐;trans′ported adj 万分激动，失去自制力的;trans′porter n 大型运输汽车;

n (1)运输(送);流放(act of transporting or being transported)[U](=AmE transportation)：road/rail～公路/铁路的运输;the～of goods/passengers (by air)(空中)货运/客运;various means of～各种运输工具;use horse for～用马运输;The～of explosives is a dangerous business. 运输易爆物品是危险的行当。～system/charges 运输系统/运费;～café 路边餐馆;〖同〗transportation，shipment，transfer，delivery;

(2)运输工具(手段)(means(vehicles，ships，planes，etc) used to do this) [U]： Because of the flood the village is without～. 由于洪水泛滥，村里交通中断。travel by public～乘公交车旅行;My husband is using my car，so I have no～. 我丈夫用了我的车，所以我没有车子了。〖同〗vehicle，ship，plane，train，bus，car;

(3)运送部队或给养的运输船(机)(ship or airplane employed for carrying troops or sup-plies)[C]：The～took off with its cargo at midnight. 运输机在深夜载着货物起飞了。〖同〗vehicle，freighter，airplane，ship;

in transports of sth 万分激动：in～s of rage/terror/delight 怒不可遏/吓得魂不附体/欣喜若狂;

【说明】transport 比carry，take 更正式一些。

【辨异】transport 与carry、convey和transmit的区别见CARRY。