词汇精选：carriage的用法和辨析
一、详细释义：
n.
（旧时的）马车 [C]
例句：
His father and Mother were with him, having posted from home in their carriage.
父母和他一起乘坐他们的四轮马车离家旅行。
例句：
The carriage whirled out of sight.
马车疾驰而消失在视线之外。
（客运列车的）车厢 [C]
例句：
I remained alone in the bare carriage.
我独自坐在空车厢里。
例句：
I took my seat in a third-class carriage of a deserted train.
我在一列空荡荡的火车的三等车厢找了个座位。
运输，输送；运费 [U]
例句：
The fare for carriage hereunder is subject to change prior to commencement of carriage.
为运输而采用的票价可在开始运输以前改变。
例句：
They do not charge much for carriage.
他们只收一点儿运费。
仪态，姿态
例句：
He has a stately carriage.
他举止庄重。
例句：
Miss Moore was a woman of steady deportment, without the least levity of conversation or carriage.
穆尔小姐是个态度稳重的女人，谈吐举止绝无半点轻浮之处。
二、词义辨析：
car,bus,truck,lorry,coach,automobile,jeep,carriage,waggon
这些名词都与“车”有关。car多指乘坐人的小汽车或轿车。bus一般指公共汽车或大型客车。truck与lorry同义，都指卡车或货车，前者为美国用词，后者用于英国。coach原义指四轮马车，现指轿式汽车，长途公共汽车，还可指火车设有卧铺的车厢。automobile是汽车的总称。jeep吉普车，指一种小型轻便、适合在崎岖路面或野外使用的车子。carriage指马车，两匹或两匹以上马拉的四轮马。waggon指四轮运货马车或牛车，也指铁路的无盖货车。
三、相关短语：
baby carriage
n.<美>童车,婴儿车(亦作baby buggy)
carriage return
n.回车
carriage trade
n. 上层阶级
carriage bolt
车身螺栓，螺丝栓
gun carriage
炮架
carriage wrench
套筒板手
hackney carriage
n. 出租马车
slip carriage
n. 卸下的车厢
四、参考例句：
The carriage rolled rapidly onward.
马车急速地行驶着。
The carriage left a trail of dust.
马车后扬起了一缕烟尘。
Where did you buy the baby carriage?
你从哪里购到这辆婴儿车的？
They do not charge much for carriage.
他们只收一点儿运费。
Do they charge carriage by bulk?
他们是否按体积计算运费？
The carriage passed through the palace gate.
马车进入了宫殿的大门。
The carriage whirled out of sight.
马车疾驰而消失在视线之外。
The carriage overturned and the passengers were pitched out.
车子翻了，乘客们被摔了出来。
The carriage jogged along on the rough road.
那辆四轮马车在那崎岖的道路上颠簸前进。
This carriage has a seating capacity of 120 people.
这节车厢定员120人。
