Around 1910 motorized carriages were beginning to replace horse-drawn cabs.是什么意思？

Around 1910 motorized carriages were beginning to replace horse-drawn cabs.

大约从1910年起，机动车开始取代马车。

around

adv. 大约，旋转，到处，四处，在周围；prep. 围绕，在附近，前后，左右，在…周围；

例句
He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers...
他从未为了迎合摄影师而搂住妻子。

motorized

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例句
The company Hildebrand and Wolfmueller made the first two - wheel motorized vehicle available to the general public.
海得布兰德和沃夫穆勒公司制造出首辆给一般大众用的两轮动力车辆.

carriages

n. （火车的）客车厢( carriage的名词复数 )，（旧时载客的）四轮马车，运输，举止；

例句
When automobiles first replaced horse - drawn carriages they were called horseless carriages.
汽车起初取代马车时被称为“horselesscarriage”(不用马拉的马车).

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

beginning

n. 开始，根源，原始思想，前兆；v. 开始( begin的现在分词)；

例句
Alarm bells are beginning to sound at Westminster.
威斯敏斯特的警钟已开始敲响。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

replace

vt. 替换，代替，把…放回原位，（用…）替换；

例句
Check that everything is in good repair before moving in, as you have to replace breakages.
在搬进来前查看一下屋里的东西是否都完好无损，因为以后破损的物件要由你来更换。

cabs

n. 出租车( cab的名词复数 )，（公共汽车、火车等的）司机室，驾驶室，出租马车；v. 出租车( cab的第三人称单数 )，（公共汽车、火车等的）司机室，驾驶室，出租马车；

例句
Black cabs run on diesel...
黑色的出租车使用柴油。