英語小雜彙20220202
baggage / luggage claim領取行李
claim [klem] n.（對财産、土地的）所有權&vt.要求（擁有），認領
the baggage claim area 行李領取處
Do you have the baggage claim tag that can prove your claim to this suitcase?
你有行李标簽能證明這個行李箱是你所擁有的嗎？
The cellphone hasn't been claimed and it has been in lost and found for months.
這部手機還沒被認領，在失物招領處已經有好幾個月的時間了。
carousel[ˌkærə`sεl] n.行李輸送帶
= conveyor belt
The passengers picked up their luggage from the carousel.
那些旅客從行李轉盤領取自己的行李。
* pick up sth 領取某物
= collect sth
Which carousel is for the flight from China?
從中國來的班機行李在哪個行李傳送帶上？
personal belongings個人物品（belongings恒用複數）
belongings [bɪ`lɔŋɪŋz] n.财物（= possessions [pə`zεʃənz]）
The flight attendants reminded the passengers to take all their personal belongings with them when they got off the plane.
空服員提醒乘客下飛機時要攜帶他們所有的個人物品。
This diary is one of my most treasured possessions.
這本日記是我最珍貴的财産之一。
contraband[`kantrəˌbænd] n.違禁品（集合名稱，不可數）
= banned / prohibited [prə`hɪbɪtɪd] items / articles
The customs officials confiscated the contraband from one of the passengers.
海關官員沒收了其中一位乘客的違禁品。
* confiscate [`kanfɪsˌket] vt.沒收
knock + 金額 + off the price降低某價格若幹金額
The store owner knocked $20 off the price because of the item's defect.
店家因為商品的瑕疵将價格降低了20美元。
means[minz] n.财力（恒用複數）
live within one's means 量入為出
beyond sb's means 超出财力之外
You'll soon be in debt if you fail to live within your means.
你若不量入為出，很快就會債台高築。
Paying so much for this perfume is beyond my means. I simply cannot afford it.
花這麼多錢買這瓶香水超出我的财力範圍。我就是買不起。
collide[kə`laɪd] vi.碰撞
collision [kə`lɪjən] n.撞擊；沖突
collide with… 與……碰撞
head-on collision 迎面相撞
chain collision 連環撞
in a collision with… 與……碰撞
A truck collided with a bus on the highway.
一輛卡車與一輛公共汽車在高速公路上互撞。
There was nothing I could do to stop a head-on collision.
我無法阻止迎面相撞。
David's car was in a collision with a scooter.
戴維的車子與機車相撞。
hit the road上路，出發
After a short break at a rest stop, we hit the road again.
在休息站短暫休息後，我們再次上路。
