transit

Word family adjectivetransitablenountransit camptransit loungetransit visatransit

tran·sit /ˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt/ AWL noun [uncountableU]

1 TAKE/BRINGthe process of moving goods or people from one place to another 〔货物或人的〕运输

baggage that is lost or damaged in transit (=while it is being moved)

在运输过程中丢失或损坏的行李

transit by air or sea

空运或海运

2 a system for moving people from place to place 交通运输系统 SYN British English transport, American English transportation

rapid transit networks

快速交通网

public transit American EnglishAmE (=buses, trains etc) 公共交通运输

promises to improve public transit

改善公共交通的承诺

—transit verb [intransitiveI]

Examples from the Corpus

transit• While they waited, the Joint put them up at a transit camp just outside Vienna.• Host factors such as transit time may also play a part.• Lisbon was a city in transit - everyone was waiting to go somewhere else.• Maybe some of the carving had got damaged in transit, but he was as firm and heavy as ever.• Alas, complexity infuses transit projects.• Each region has integrated needs-for public transit, for water and sewer systems, for solid waste treatment, for economic development.

in transit• A good insurance policy will cover the cost of goods lost or damaged in transit.• The shipment was lost in transit.• Cheese continues to ripen while in transit, so storage is important.

rapid transit• These findings are consistent with decreased transit in the proximal and rapid transit through the sigmoid colon in patients with active colitis.• He was the chief architect in charge of the then-burgeoning rapid transit system - and it turns out he was also a painter.• Historians have tended to overlook the possibilities of more rapid transit where the cargo concerned was profitable enough to merit it.• At least 150 miles of new rapid transit and underground railways are envisaged in the next 20 to 30 years.• Like some other rapid transit systems, this plan utilises only former and existing railway routes.

Transitn trademark

na type of large van (=a vehicle that is used for carrying goods, that is smaller than a truck ) made by the Ford Motor Company in the UK

From Longman Business Dictionary

transittran·sit /ˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt/ noun [uncountableU]

1TRANSPORTTRAVELthe process of moving people or goods from one place to another

Smaller cities are finding that attractivepublic transit services (=buses, trains etc used by the general public) are essential to their survival.

2in transitTRANSPORT if goods are in transit, they are being taken by train, plane etc from one place to another

An insurance policy will cover the risk of damage to goods in transit.

→ see also stoppage in transit

Origin transit

(1400-1500) Latin transitus, from transire; → TRANSIENT1

词汇	transit
释义	transit Word family adjectivetransitablenountransit camptransit loungetransit visatransit tran·sit /ˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountableU] 1 TAKE/BRINGthe process of moving goods or people from one place to another 〔货物或人的〕运输 baggage that is lost or damaged in transit (=while it is being moved) 在运输过程中丢失或损坏的行李 transit by air or sea 空运或海运 2 a system for moving people from place to place 交通运输系统 SYN British English transport, American English transportation rapid transit networks 快速交通网 public transit American EnglishAmE (=buses, trains etc) 公共交通运输 promises to improve public transit 改善公共交通的承诺 —transit verb [intransitiveI] Examples from the Corpus transit• While they waited, the Joint put them up at a transit camp just outside Vienna.• Host factors such as transit time may also play a part.• Lisbon was a city in transit - everyone was waiting to go somewhere else.• Maybe some of the carving had got damaged in transit, but he was as firm and heavy as ever.• Alas, complexity infuses transit projects.• Each region has integrated needs-for public transit, for water and sewer systems, for solid waste treatment, for economic development. in transit• A good insurance policy will cover the cost of goods lost or damaged in transit.• The shipment was lost in transit.• Cheese continues to ripen while in transit, so storage is important. rapid transit• These findings are consistent with decreased transit in the proximal and rapid transit through the sigmoid colon in patients with active colitis.• He was the chief architect in charge of the then-burgeoning rapid transit system - and it turns out he was also a painter.• Historians have tended to overlook the possibilities of more rapid transit where the cargo concerned was profitable enough to merit it.• At least 150 miles of new rapid transit and underground railways are envisaged in the next 20 to 30 years.• Like some other rapid transit systems, this plan utilises only former and existing railway routes. Transitn trademark na type of large van (=a vehicle that is used for carrying goods, that is smaller than a truck ) made by the Ford Motor Company in the UK From Longman Business Dictionary transittran·sit /ˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt/ noun [uncountableU] 1TRANSPORTTRAVELthe process of moving people or goods from one place to another Smaller cities are finding that attractivepublic transit services (=buses, trains etc used by the general public) are essential to their survival. 2in transitTRANSPORT if goods are in transit, they are being taken by train, plane etc from one place to another An insurance policy will cover the risk of damage to goods in transit. → see also stoppage in transit Origin transit (1400-1500) Latin transitus, from transire; → TRANSIENT1
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