transportation
noun
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən
noun
1
a
system
or
method
for
carrying
passengers
or
goods
from
one
place
to
another
[美] 交通运输系统， 运输方式;
AmE BrE
The
city
needs
to
improve
its
public
transportation
(=buses,
trains
etc)
.
这座城市需要改善公共交通。
means/mode/form
of
transportation
People
need
to
get
out
of
their
cars
and
use
other
modes
of
transportation.
人们应该从自己的汽车上下来，使用其他的交通方式。
2
the
process
or
business
of
taking
goods
from
one
place
to
another
[美] 〔货物的〕运输，运送;
AmE BrE
[+
of
]
the
transportation
of
dangerous
chemicals
by
road
危险化学品的陆路运输
3
the
punishment
of
sending
a
criminal
to
a
distant
country
[旧] 〔犯人的〕流放，放逐
old use