1.convey的基本意思是“运输; 运送”,可表示用车、船、飞机等把人或物从一处运至另一处,是正式用语。
2.convey引申可作“表达,转达”解,接名词、代词、that从句或疑问词引导的从句作宾语。
convey to(v.+prep.)
1.将…运往〔送往〕(某地) send or carry (sth/sb) to (a place)
▲convey sb/sth to sth
This train conveys passengers to London.这次列车把旅客运往伦敦。
The firm conveys goods to all parts of the country.这个公司向全国各地发送货物。
2.把…传达给(某人) make (sth) known to (sb)
▲convey sth to sb
The ambassador personally conveyed the president's message to the king.大使将总统的口信亲自转达给国王。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
The house will not be conveyed to you until the agreement has been signed.协议签字后,这幢房子才能转让给你。
▲convey to sb that/wh-clause
She realized that Johnson was trying to convey to her that he was lonely.她意识到约翰逊是在尽力向她表达他的寂寞。
This is a poem that perfectly conveys to the readers what the poet feels.这是一首向读者充分地表达出诗人思想感情的诗篇。
用作及物动词
▲S+~+n./pron.
The truck conveyed the furniture.这辆卡车运送家具。
I can't convey my feelings in words.我无法用言语来表达我的情感。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
Your baggage will be conveyed by helicopter from the airport to your hotel.你的行李将用直升机由机场运到旅馆。
▲S+~+that/wh-clause
“Really?”I said, trying to convey that it did not really matter.“真的吗?”我问道,想表明那事真的无关紧要。
He tried to convey how he felt.他试图表达他的感受。
convey, carry, transfer, transit, transport
参见carry条。
[同义词] deliver, transport
[词源]<古法语conveier(一起在路上护送)
