cattle car

• 专门用于运输牲畜（尤其是牛）的铁路车厢或货运拖车。历史上也用来指代用于运送囚犯或被驱逐者、拥挤不堪的铁路车厢。

A railroad car or truck trailer designed for transporting livestock, especially cattle. Also used historically to refer to overcrowded railway cars used for transporting prisoners or deportees.

1. Railroad car for livestockB2formal

   A railroad car designed for transporting cattle or other livestock.

   牲畜车

   • The train consisted of several cattle cars heading to the market.
   • Farmers loaded the cows into the cattle car for transport.
   • The old cattle car was repurposed as a storage shed.

2. Crowded transportC1informal

   A derogatory term for any vehicle or space where people are packed tightly together, often in uncomfortable conditions.

   拥挤的交通工具

   • The subway during rush hour felt like a cattle car.
   • They were packed into the bus like a cattle car.
   • The prison transport van was a cramped cattle car.