🇬🇧🇨🇳 cart - 餐车 : English Lesson

Meaning of "cart" ("餐车"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A cart is a small table that has wheels at the bottom so it can roll. It usually has one or more shelves where you can put plates, cups, or snacks. People use a cart to move food and drinks from one place to another, like from the kitchen to the living room, without having to carry everything in their hands.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I turned the cart into a tiny restaurant and forced my brother to pay three compliments for a glass of water.

The cart was supposed to bring tea and cookies, but it arrived carrying nothing but tea and zero shame.

The cart was so full of dishes that when it moved, it sounded like a band of very nervous cymbals.

The cart rolled away by itself, and my juice went on a brave but very short adventure.

In many restaurants a dessert cart rolls around to show off the sweets—basically a parade where all the floats are cakes trying to be adopted.

At the hospital, an orderly pushed a cart of tea and sandwiches. A child reached for a plate; the cart jolted. Tea sloshed, a cup leaped off the cart and landed on the floor. The orderly steadied the cart, scooped up the cup, and offered a new cup from the lower shelf of the cart. The child smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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