armoured, personnel carrier ¥ is A A — see also AIRCRAFT CARRIER, PEOPLE CARRIER 3 a person Or animal that passes a disease to other people or animals but does not suffer from it  ( i

) 4 a metal frame that is fixed to a bicycle and used for carrying bags ( g ff A [ft ) ^ 5 a person or thing that carries sth $£]§

A; Mil A; MHIJA Aquarius, the Water Carrier S Iloa baby carrier (= for carrying a baby on your back or in front of you) (       #ft ) ^JLW'rfr

6 (8r£) = carrier bag 7 a company that provides a telephone or Internet service ft. & #; Sp       ;

: a telecoms carrier

'carrier bag (also car-rier) noun (8r£) a paper or plastic bag for carrying shopping ( £&Bjcl!44ft )  TAe

— picture o bag

'carrier pigeon noun a pigeon (= a type of bird) that has been trained to carry messages fiftl

carrion /'kaerian/ noun [u] the decaying flesh of dead animals ( (£E ft ) lAl:  crows feeding on carrion

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'carrion crow noun a type of medium-sized crow

Car-rot CH* /'kaer8t/ noun 1 [U, C] a long pointed orange root vegetable Sjj W h :

grated carrot A M ft &j 3 V o a pound of carrots       W

$]$£> h — picture o page R19 2 [C] a reward promised to sb in order to persuade them to do sth ( ft i# J$ A fMJ4ri¥i£ft ) Itlft, blkt FEU INCENTIVE:     They are

holding out a carrot of $120 million in economic aid. fMli¥i££nT 1.2   EEI the carrot and

(the) stick (approach) if you use the carrot and stick approach, you persuade sb to try harder by offering them a reward if they do, or a punishment if they do

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carroty /'kaerati/ adj. (sometimes disapproving) (of hair A^t) orange in colour h&ft; fi^Ifeft

Carry 0-w /'kaeri/ verb (car ries, carry ing, car ried, carried)

►                 TAKE WITH YOU A ,[_ 1 [VN] to support the weight of sb/sth and take them or it from place to place; to take sb/sth from one place to another ft.; ft; fl; ff; Ifi; Mil: He was carrying a suitcase, fife $! if — R ¥ ft Ho 0 She carried her baby in her arms. MfFMJfiillitfeft SSo 0 The injured were carried away on stretchers, ffj

0 a train carrying commuters to work Mii±?'JA 2 [VN] to have sth with you and take it wherever you go ft 4? ; M it:       Police in

many countries carry guns. #'¥fft0 0 I never carry much money on me. ft- ftf

►                 OF PIPES/WIRES AM; £JUf 3 [VN] to contain and direct the flow of water, electricity, etc. $$[ 11, ffft. fill

( 7jC, i%3f ) :   a pipeline carrying oil ftt&lfjit 0 The

veins carry blood to the heart.

►                 DISEASE Vi 4 if a person, an insect, etc. carries a

disease, they are infected with it and might spread it to others although they might not become sick themselves ft ; ft ^ :        Ticks can carry a nasty disease which

affects humans. M^fl}ffi;iFAAlft/ffi«^0

►                 REMEMBER id \L 5 [VN +adv./prep.] ~ sth in your head/mind to be able to remember sth i-tBfi; fE© WM

►                 SUPPORT WEIGHT ¥ ft 6 [VN] to support the weight of

sth A ^ ic:       A road bridge has to carry a lot of

traffic,

►                 RESPONSIBILITY A ff 7 [VN] to accept responsibility for sth; to suffer the results of sth 7pftM ( !tff ) ;

(       ) : He is carrying the department (= it is only

working because of his efforts), fife A ff If M ft nP H <, o Their group was targeted to carry the burden of job losses.  UBo

►                 HAVE AS QUALITY/FEATURE H ft ft j,g / ft, Q [VN] to have

sth as a quality or feature RW (     ) : Her

speech carried the ring of authority, ife ft if f iA ftf if ft [A ft p 1% 0 o My views don’t carry much weight with (= have much influence on) the boss.

A T ^ Af¥fflo o Each bike carries a ten-year guarantee. % ft ¥r A f£ fi ft A o 9 [VN] to have sth as a result

fTW, M ( £•#£} AA/0 A ) :       Crimes of violence

carry heavy penalties. H f] 'jt3f ft%<> o Being a

combat sport, karate carries with it the risk of injury.

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►                 OF THROW/KICK ft; {d$ 10 [VN +adv./prep.] if sth that is

thrown, kicked, etc. carries a particular distance, it travels that distance before stopping ft ( vUii )       •••££

: The fullback’s kick carried 50 metres into the crowd.

►                 OF SOUND f< , 11 [V, often +adv./prep.] if a sound carries, it can be heard a long distance away ff

►                 TAKE TO PLACE/POSITION ,'!/#'] • <i& ff / ft 12 [VN]

~ sth/sb to/into sth to take sth/sb to a particular point or in a particular direction [ft • • • iu ift;     : The war

was carried into enemy territory. i*ijc #• E li ft; 3\ $1A it [ft 0 0 Her abilities carried her to the top of her profes­sion.

►                 APPROVAL/SUPPORT Af# 13 [VN] [usually passive] to

approve of sth by more people voting for it than against it ( The resolution was

carried by 340 votes to 210. ilTSlAiAlM 340     210 M

14 [VN] to win the support or sympathy of sb; to persuade people to accept your argument - ftW ( Alftft ) ; Mji£"T£'g-t£A: His moving speech was enough to carry the audience, ftfelli Aft  M

f# Pff ^)tft Af#o o She nodded in agreement, and he saw he had carried his point.      fife © ft ftE ft

►                 HAVE LABEL fr15 [VN] to have a particular label or

piece of information attached     ) ; 14tfr ( fe

S ) : Cigarettes carry a health warning.

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►                 NEWS STORY iflftfti 16 [VN] if a newspaper or broad­cast carries a particular story, it publishes or broad­casts it MJg; &M-, ff*; mil

►                 ITEM IN STORE ft A ft ft 17 [VN] if a shop/store carries a particular item, it has it for sale ; £B4J: We carry a range of educational software. ff] ttS H # # W f¥o

►                 BABY ft J L 18 [VN] be carrying sb to be pregnant with sb

She was carrying twins. $tfefF-hT$(.flfiJ}po

►                 YOURSELF |'f E 19 [VN +adv./prep.] to hold or move your

head or body in a particular way Mlc^: to

carry yourself well

►                 ADDING NUMBERS iill 20 [VN] to add a number to the next column on the left when adding up numbers, for example when the numbers add up to more than ten

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ITTrm be/get carried a1 way to get very excited or lose control of your feelings #11 if ; AAJifA:

I got carried away and started shouting at the television. $ ■$. ij] # ¥ tfe £ f#, A f Mfil A ft & A o carry all/ everything be’fore you to be completely successful A: 14; A$J&?tJ carry the 'ball (US, informal) to take responsibility for getting sth done T ffi M fJ: ; My co-worker was sick, so I had to carry the ball, ffeftfgf]^ J,      carry the 'can (for sb/sth) (BrE,

informal) to accept the blame for sth, especially when it is not your fault ) ft A^M, ^

carry a torch for sb to be in love with sb, especially sb who does not love you in return ( AJh A-#® ) ;

^ —more at day, far adv., fast adv., fetch IJSi;iyi .carry sb 'back (to sth) to make sb remember a time in the past f£ 0 ® ®; f£© tZ: The smell of the sea carried her back to her childhood. Aiftft Hftftfti&T Aft©fZ0 .carry sth-* forward (also .carry sth—over) to move a total amount from one column or page to the next       ) ; ME;

.carry sth—'off 1 to win sth        3^#: He carried off

most of the prizes. ftfeE# T2 to succeed in doing sth that most people would find difficult ffcJfi

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She’s had her hair cut really short, but she can carry it off. &ft&£im*fiX, TMIftfeM^^A»*ft#T0 .carry 'on 1 (especially Br£) to continue moving         tjf ft,

ftj:    Carry on until you get to the junction, then turn

left. mMftrnmmJLM P , Ift2 (informal) to argue or complain noisily ft Rft-; ft" [4!: ftlMMfeffi^: He