carry
- v. 携带
- v. 支撑
- v. 重达, 容纳
- v. 赢得, 通过
- Definition
- v. to hold and take something from one place to another
- v. to support it
- v. to have a particular weight or capacity
- v. to be successful in an election or proposal
- Example
- Can you help me carry these bags to the car?
- 你能帮我把这些包搬到车上吗？
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to support weight (verb).
比较义项：支撑（重量）（动词）。
- carry 本词
Carry is the everyday, neutral word for physically holding up weight, used for small objects, furniture, or structures alike; it works in casual speech and is less common with abstract loads like burdens.
carry是日常、中性的用词，指物理上支撑重量，可以用于小物件、家具或建筑结构；口语中很自然，较少搭配burden（负担）这类抽象说法。
These old shelves can only carry a few light books, not heavy boxes.
这些旧架子只能carry几本轻书，扛不起沉重的箱子。
- bear
Bear is more formal or literary, often paired with weight, burden, or load, and used for larger or more serious loads (bridges, ice, heavy trucks); it sounds unnatural for small everyday items.
bear更正式、书面化，常与weight（重量）、burden（负担）、load（载荷）搭配，多用于较大或较严肃的重物，例如桥梁、冰面、重型卡车；用来形容日常小物件会显得不自然。
The old bridge can no longer bear the weight of heavy trucks.
这座老桥已经无法bear重型卡车的重量了。
Carry and bear both mean to support weight. Carry is the everyday word, used for small objects and casual speech. Bear is formal, paired with weight or burden, used for heavier loads. This does not cover carry as transport, or bear meaning to endure pain.
这两个词在“物理支撑重量”这个意义上很接近，但语气和用法有差别：bear更正式、书面化，常搭配weight（重量）、burden（负担）等词；carry更口语化、日常，适用范围更广。这里不比较carry的“搬运、携带”义（如carry the bags），也不比较bear的“忍受、承受痛苦”义（如bear the pain）。
Compared meaning: to hold a certain amount (verb).
比较义项：容纳、装下一定数量或重量（动词）。
- contain
Focuses on spatial capacity — what fits inside a container or space; neutral and common in everyday and technical contexts.
侧重空间容量——某个容器或空间里能装下什么；用法中性，日常和技术语境都常见。
This box can contain up to twenty small books.
这个箱子最多能装二十本小书。
- carry 本词
Focuses on weight or load capacity — what a vehicle, structure or container can bear or hold without breaking down; often paired with weight, passengers or loads.
侧重重量或承载能力——某个交通工具、结构或容器能承受或装载多少而不出问题；常与重量、乘客或货物搭配使用。
This lift can carry up to eight people at once.
这部电梯一次最多能载八个人。
Contain and carry can both mean to hold a certain amount. Contain focuses on space — what fits inside something. Carry focuses on weight — what a vehicle or structure can bear without breaking. This does not compare carry's common meaning of 'to transport'.
两个词都能表示“装得下、容纳”，但侧重点不同：contain强调空间里装有或能装下某物，carry更常指能够承受、支撑一定的重量或数量。这里不比较carry表示“携带、运送”的常见义项。