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.
雙語例句
1. A convoy of United Nations trucks rolled into Sarajevo today.
今天一支聯(lián)合國卡車車隊開進(jìn)了薩拉熱窩。
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2. We took our place at the head of the convoy.
我們排在護送隊伍的最前面。
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3. There'sunlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.
一段時間內(nèi)都不大可能會有關(guān)于車隊行進(jìn)情況的確切消息。
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4. The convoy wound its way through the West Bank.
車隊曲曲折折地穿過約旦河西岸。
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5. He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples.