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was shouting and carrying on. ItkitAfA'Al^L — related noun carry-on(I) .carry ‘on (with sth) | .carry sth<- ‘on to continue doing sth ; MltX:          Carry on

with your work while I’m away.  Alt WiA H tic If A 0 o

After he left I just tried to carry on as normal (= do the things I usually do). iMJFAf, R ifc o Carry on the good work! X% Xff, fl£! o [+ -ing] He carried on peeling the potatoes, jtfe X [? ife 1'J ± M/£ 0 .carry ‘on (with sb) (old-fashioned) to have a sexual relationship with sb when you should not ( His wife found out he’d

been carrying on with another woman.         (ft # X M

fP %-"A#A^l.carry stlv-out 1 to do sth that you have said you will do or have been asked to do ftEr; ^JH; #tfr;  to carry out a promise/a

threat/a plan/an order }127&i&/Jrt/i+#J/lfr^ttitXr zfa 2 to do and complete a task ^fi£ ( \i # ) : to carry out an inquiry/an investigation/a survey iH: ff H: %] / i^llt /    0 Extensive tests have been carried out on the

patient. £ W B # M fr 7 X ^ 0 .carry ‘over to continue to exist in a different situation ( $L X [W] 1f R X )   #W#T A: Attitudes learned at home

carry over into the playground.

.carry sth-*over 1 to keep sth from one situation and use it or deal with it in a different situation 35 2 to delay sth until a later time

M jg ; $1 $]:         The match had to be carried over until

Sunday. \fc ffc X X #£ jg fij M $3 X „ 3 = carry sth forward .carry sb through | .carry sb through sth to help sb to survive a difficult period jft • • • M ^: His determination carried him through the ordeal.

.carry sth 'through to complete sth successfully file $] % fi£; M f(J i$: ft’s a difficult job but she’s the person to carry it through. -«g|ftXf£,            .carry

'through (on/with sth) (NAmE) to do what you have said you will do fit ff {     ) : He has proved he can

carry through on his promises. ftfeB-fiEBjJf&isftlfr i £(ft

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carry-cot /'kaeriknt; NAmE -ka:t/ noun {BrE) a small bed for a baby, with handles at the sides so you can carry it ¥-JS^8ULf£ — picture o pushchair 'carry-on noun 1 [usually sing.] {BrE, informal) a display of excitement, anger       or      silly  behaviour over sth unim­portant (          Mlt(ft

^ 7$ :         What a carry-on! XU Ait AiS !       2 {NAmE) a

small bag or case that you carry onto a plane with you (        ) 'M2, /MlXih Only one

carry-on is allowed.   0 carry-on

baggage    ^

'carry-out noun {US, ScotE) = takeaway -. Let’s get a carry-out. 0 carry-out coffees

'carry-over noun 1 [usually sing.] something that remains or results from a situation in the past itU

T (ft XXX P|o]:    Ifc: His neatness is a carry-over from

his army days.  2 an

amount of money that has not been used and so can be used later ^X Xj (ft tfcr® \ The £20 million included a £7 million carry-over from last year’s underspend.

2 000 Tjmmrikw&m        700

’car seat noun 1 (also 'child seat) a special safety seat for a child, that can be fitted into a car (

±(ft ) — picture o chair 2 a seat in a

car ft-X-Jllv

car-sick /'kaisik; NAmE 'kairsik/ adj. [not usually before noun] feeling ill/sick because you are travelling in a car 4jl X: Do you get carsick? iX dfl X na, ? ► car-sick ness noun [U]

cart /ka:t; NAmE kairt/ noun, verb mnoun 1 a vehicle with two or four wheels that is pulled by a horse and used for carrying loads ( W s$L P9 $£ ) is X- :       a horse and carf — $ S, X

2 (also hand-cart) a light vehicle with wheels that you pull or push by hand X ft X ; X 15 X 3 {NAmE) = trolley: a shopping/baggage cart /fif $ o a serving cart        4 {NAmE) = buggy(I): a goZ/

cart   IR71 put the .cart before the 'horse

to put or do things in the wrong order XXf1] it:

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m verb [VN] 1 [usually +adv./prep.] to carry sth in a cart or other vehicle ffl S,The rubbish is then carted away for recycling.

So 2 [+adv./prep.) {informal) to carry sth that is large, heavy or awkward in your hands     ) :

We had to cart our luggage up six flights of stairs, -fiefl H# 3 [+adv./prep.\ (informal) to take sb somewhere, especially with difficulty ® fj ^ ; M X: The demonstrators were carted off to the local police station.

carte blanche /,ka:t ‘blamj’; NAmE ,ka:rt/ noun [U] (from French) ~ (to do sth) the complete freedom or authority to do whatever you like i       XIX.

cartel /ka:'tel; NAmE kair'tel/ noun [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of separate companies that agree to increase profits by fixing prices and not competing with each other fv

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Cartesian /ka:'ti:zian; -3en; NAmE ka:r't-/ adj. connected with the French philosopher Descartes and his ideas about philosophy and mathematics ( tk [«[ if

cart-horse /'ka:tho:s; NAmE 'kairthoirs/ noun a large strong horse used especially in the past for heavy work on farms (  F'furWj )

cartil age /'ka:tilid3; NAmE 'kairt-/ noun [U, C] the strong white tissue that is important in support and especially in joints to prevent the bones rubbing against each other $c#

cartilaginous /,ka:ti'laed3inas; NAmE ,ka:rt-/ adj.

(anatomy ffi) made of cartilage ; ^#14(ft cart-load /'kaitlaud; NAmE 'kairtloud/ noun 1 the amount of sth that fills a cart A‘X-(ft $!!£ ■: 2 [usually pi.] {informal) a large amount of sth AM; Altt cartog raph er /ka:'tDgraf0(r); NAmE karr'taig-/ noun a person who draws or makes maps ffj'J [f] M; M

cartog raphy /kai'tngrafi; NAmE ka:r'ta:g-/ noun [u] the art or process of drawing or making maps f|] ® %; fill ► carto-graph-ic/.kaita'graefik; NAmE .karrt-/ adj. carton /'kaitn; .NAmE 'karrtn/ noun 1 a light cardboard or plastic box or pot for holding goods, especially food or liquid; the contents of a carton ( %|jf

(ft ) mm±, wn-k, mtm- W&m. () mm

tyj} HP: a milk carton/a carton of milk 1^5#;    1-Hi

— picture o packaging 2 {NAmE) a large container in which goods are packed in smaller containers ( [*l3£/h

#(ft ) X     a carton of cigarettes 3VfH@

car-toon /ka:'tu:n; NAmE ka:r't-/ noun 1 an amusing drawing in a newspaper or magazine, especially one about politics or events in the news ( ft fi] X &. ia s% wit #  ) '/fii,        2 = COMIC STRIP 3 (also

.animated car'toon) a film/movie made by photo­graphing a series of gradually changing drawings or models, so that they look as if they are moving rj] imj A; Ail A: a Walt Disney cartoon jfi % f£#J 0® H 0 a cartoon character ^ ij Jt A 4 {technical A in) a drawing made by an artist as a preparation for a painting HI; jj£H|

car toon ist /kai'tuimst; NAmE kair't-/ noun a person who draws cartoons ?! j® ^; §(j i| A H car-touche /ka:'tu:X; NAmE ka:r-/ noun an oblong or oval shape which contains a set of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, often representing the name and title of a king or queen ( # C\1     ^ W ) %

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cart-ridge /'ka:trid3; NAmE 'kairt-/ noun 1 {NAmE also shell) a tube or case containing explosive and a bullet or shot, for shooting from a gun        # A 2 a case

containing sth that is used in a machine, for example film for a camera, ink for a printer, etc. Cartridges are put into the machine and can be removed and replaced when they are finished or empty. JJ£ A ^; H& M; H & 3 a thin tube containing ink which you put inside a pen

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'cartridge paper noun [U] {BrE) thick strong paper for drawing on ££ ill ; HI H £f£