/'kærɪdʒ; `kærɪdʒ/
n
1 [C] (also coach) vehicle (usu with four wheels), pulled by a horse or horses, for carrying people （通常为四轮的载客的）马车.
2 [C] (Brit also coach) (US car) railway coach for carrying passengers （火车）客车厢
*a first-/second-class carriage 头等[二等]车厢.
3 [U] (cost of) transporting goods from one place to another 货运（费）
*carriage forward, ie The cost of carriage is to be paid by the receiver. 运费由收货人支付.
* carriage free/paid, ie The cost of carriage is paid by the sender. 运费免付[已付]（已由发货人付讫）.
4 [C] = gun-carriage (gun).
5 [C] moving part of a machine that supports or moves another part （机器的）移动托架
*a typewriter carriage 打字机的滑动架.
6 [sing] (dated 旧) way in which sb holds and moves his head and body 仪态; 举止; 姿势
*have a very upright carriage 挺着腰板.

n

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1【vehicle pulled by horse】
2【train】
3【movement of goods】
4【machine part】
5【position of body】
6【for moving heavy objects】

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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old North French;Origin: cariage, from carier; CARRY¹]
【VEHICLE PULLED BY HORSE】[C]
a vehicle with wheels that is pulled by a horse, used in the past
【TRAIN】[C]BrE
one of the parts of a train where passengers sit
American Equivalent: car
【MOVEMENT OF GOODS】[U]
BrE formal the act of moving goods from one place to another or the cost of moving them
　Canals in the area were originally built for the carriage of coal.
　It costs £45.50 including carriage.
【MACHINE PART】[C]
a moving part of a machine that supports or moves another part
　the carriage of a typewriter
【POSITION OF BODY】[U]formal
used when describing the position of someone's body as they walk, stand, or sit
　her graceful carriage
【FOR MOVING HEAVY OBJECTS】[C]
something with wheels that is used to move a heavy object, especially a gun
→baby carriage