piggyback

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ride on somebody's back or shoulders. countable
  2. An act or instance of piggybacking. countable,uncountable
    — The growth is taken for granted; what absorbs Americans today is the implication of piggyback for gross revenues and, more important, net profits.
  3. The connection of one intravenous drip to another. countable,uncountable
    — Piggyback medications are given through a port of an existing intravenous site. […] Calculation of the drip rate for piggybacks is the same as any other drip rate.
动词 v.
  1. To carry (someone) on the back or shoulders. transitive
  2. To ride on someone's back or shoulders. transitive
  3. To attach or append something to another (usually larger) object or event. ambitransitive
    — They tried to piggyback that proposal on the rivers and harbors bill.
  4. To obtain a wireless internet connection by bringing one's own computer within the range of another's wireless connection without that subscriber's permission or knowledge. Internet,transitive
  5. To utilize "last-mile" wiring rented from a larger owner ISP by a smaller ISP. Internet,transitive
  6. To transport (a lorry/truck) on a flatbed railway wagon. transitive
    — American railroads are not permitted to operate long-haul road routes, but the I.C.C. decision of 1954 did permit them to solicit trailer business in, say, New York for Chicago provided the trailer was piggybacked in between.
  7. To enter a secured area at the same time along with (someone having authorized access); to tailgate. transitive
    — Okay, when someone accesses a door with a card key, anyone additional who comes in with them is piggy-backing on their access, like someone riding piggy-back. Get it?
形容词 adj.
  1. On somebody's back or shoulders. not-comparable
    — give someone a piggyback ride
  2. Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something else. For example, a truck on a train. not-comparable
    — A Montreal-Toronto "Piggyback" freight of the Canadian Pacific.
  3. Attached or appended to something larger or more important. not-comparable
    — piggyback legislation
副词 adv.
  1. On somebody's back or shoulders. not-comparable
    — to ride piggyback

词形变化

piggy-back alternative piggy back alternative piggy-back alternative piggy back alternative piggybacks present,singular,third-person piggybacking participle,present piggybacked participle,past piggybacked past piggy-back alternative piggy back alternative piggybacks plural piggy-back alternative piggy back alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
birdyback fishyback piggybacker piggyback plant piggyback tax
相关词
TOFC piggyBac fireman's carry

词源

词源 1
A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.
词源 2
A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.
词源 3
A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.
词源 4
A corruption of pickaback, itself a corruption of pick-pack, like a pack.
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