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{
"term": "transport",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a system for carrying people or goods from one place to another using vehicles, roads, etc.",
"labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "**air/freight/road transport**"
},
{
"text": "the government’s transport policy"
},
{
"text": "The region has good **transport links**."
},
{
"text": "We need a reliable **transport network**."
},
{
"text": "Modern transport systems have been a severe threat to the environment."
},
{
"text": "Good public **transport infrastructure** is urgently required."
},
{
"text": "He sits on the passenger transport authority."
},
{
"text": "Investment in transport infrastructure has increased."
},
{
"text": "The book deals with the history of road transport."
},
{
"text": "The industry was faced with a huge transport problem."
},
{
"text": "Transport costs are currently funded by the taxpayer."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["public", "cheap", "efficient"],
"verb + transport": ["use", "arrange", "provide"],
"transport + noun": ["facilities", "provision", "services"],
"preposition": ["without transport"],
"phrases": [
"access to transport",
"a form of transport",
"a means of transport"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a vehicle or method of travel",
"labels": "(British English)North American English",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Applicants must have their own transport."
},
{
"text": "Transport to and from the airport is included in the price."
},
{
"text": "His bike is his only **means of transport**."
},
{
"text": "The train is the preferred **mode of transport** for commuters working in Dublin."
},
{
"text": "Hitchhiking is a common **form of transport**."
},
{
"text": "The car broke down, leaving us without transport."
},
{
"text": "people who have no access to private transport"
},
{
"text": "Staff who transfer to a different office will receive a transport allowance."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["public", "cheap", "efficient"],
"verb + transport": ["use", "arrange", "provide"],
"transport + noun": ["facilities", "provision", "services"],
"preposition": ["without transport"],
"phrases": [
"access to transport",
"a form of transport",
"a means of transport"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "the activity or business of carrying goods from one place to another using lorries, trains, etc.",
"labels": "(especially British English)North American English, British English",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The goods were damaged during transport."
},
{
"text": "controls on the transport of nuclear waste"
},
{
"text": "Transport to market is most commonly done by truck."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["public", "cheap", "efficient"],
"verb + transport": ["use", "arrange", "provide"],
"transport + noun": ["facilities", "provision", "services"],
"preposition": ["without transport"],
"phrases": [
"access to transport",
"a form of transport",
"a means of transport"
]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a ship, plane or lorry used for carrying soldiers, supplies, etc. from one place to another",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Transport by water"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["army", "military", "cargo"],
"transport + noun": ["aircraft", "helicopter", "plane"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "strong feelings and emotions",
"sensetop": "transport of something",
"labels": "(literary)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "to be in transports of delight"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtrænspɔːt/",
"audio": "tr/transport/transport__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtrænspɔːrt/",
"audio": "tr/transport/transport__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French transporter or Latin transportare, from trans- ‘across’ + portare ‘carry’."
}