• n. 護(hù)送；護(hù)衛(wèi)；護(hù)航隊(duì)
• vt. 護(hù)航；護(hù)送

con-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-voy, 路，詞源同via, way. 即護(hù)送上路的隊(duì)伍。

convoy

convoy: see convey

convoy (n.)

early 16c., "the act of guiding or escorting for protection," from convoy (v.), late 14c., from Old French convoier, from Vulgar Latin *conviare, literally "go together on the road" (see convey). The meaning "train of ships or wagons carrying munitions or provisions in wartime under protection of escort" is from c. 1600.

1. A convoy of United Nations trucks rolled into Sarajevo today.

今天一支聯(lián)合國(guó)卡車(chē)車(chē)隊(duì)開(kāi)進(jìn)了薩拉熱窩。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. We took our place at the head of the convoy.

我們排在護(hù)送隊(duì)伍的最前面。

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3. There'sunlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.

一段時(shí)間內(nèi)都不大可能會(huì)有關(guān)于車(chē)隊(duì)行進(jìn)情況的確切消息。

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4. The convoy wound its way through the West Bank.

車(chē)隊(duì)曲曲折折地穿過(guò)約旦河西岸。

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5. He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples.

他命令聯(lián)合艦隊(duì)將軍隊(duì)護(hù)送到那不勒斯。

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