convoy
noun
verb
ˈkɒnvɔɪ
noun
1
a
group
of
vehicles
or
ships
travelling
together,
sometimes
in
order
to
protect
one
another
〔负责护送的〕车队，舰队
[+
of
]
The
British
left
in
a
convoy
of
20
cars.
英国人在一支由 20 辆汽车组成的车队护送下离开了。
in
convoy
We
drove
in
convoy.
我们结队驾车。
a
military
convoy
军方的护送舰队
aid/relief/food
etc
convoy
verb
2
to
travel
with
something
in
order
to
protect
it
护送; 为…护航
American
destroyers
helped
to
convoy
much-needed
supplies
to
Britain
in
1917.
1917 年美国的驱逐舰帮助把亟需的补给品护送到英国。