Word · Frequency #5761
freight
货物；载运的货品
Goods or cargo carried by a large vehicle or in transit.
- 1.
The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
货物运输(原指水运,现也(主要美国)指陆运)；也指为此类运输租用车辆或船只。
- 2.
goods carried by a large vehicle
大型车辆运输的货物
- 3.
Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage.
运输中的货物或物品；货物,行李。
- 4.
transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
以低于快递费率的商业价格运输货物
- 5.
Payment for transportation.
运输费用。
- 6.
the charge for transporting something by common carrier
公共承运人运输货物的费用
- 7.
A burden, a load.
负担,负荷。
- 8.
Cultural or emotional associations.
文化或情感联想。
货运；运输；运费；运输费用；负担；重负；（文化或情感的）意涵；附带的联想；货物运输(原指水运,现也(主要美国)指陆运)；也指为此类运输租用车辆或船只。
In use
The freight was loaded onto the truck at dawn.
We paid a high freight for shipping the machinery overseas.
The company specializes in rail freight across the continent.
we pay the freight
the freight rate is usually cheaper
Connections
Collocations
- air freight
- 空运；航空货运
- We sent the package by air freight to meet the deadline.为了赶上期限，我们用空运寄出了这个包裹。
- sea freight
- 海运；海上货运
- Sea freight is usually cheaper than air freight for large orders.对于大订单来说，海运通常比空运便宜。
- freight train
- 货运列车
- The freight train passed through the town late at night.货运列车深夜驶过小镇。
- freight charges
- 运费；货运费用
- Freight charges are not included in the quoted price.报价中不包含运费。
- freight forwarder
- 货运代理；货运承揽商
- The freight forwarder arranged the shipping and customs clearance.货运代理安排了运输和清关手续。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：freight 里藏着一个 eight（八），八轮大卡车装载的货物就是 freight。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：logistics and transport、shipping documents and contracts、commercial trade freight 作名词时多用于物流、运输和商业场景，表示货物或货运，语气通常比较中性；在正式文件、合同和单据中很常见，日常口语中使用相对较少。
Grammar Note
作不可数名词时表示总称货物；作可数名词时指某批次货物
Pronunciation & Spelling
Weight, eight, gate, great and straight rhyme with freight: they all end in the /eɪt/ sound. Beware height: it looks like the -eight pattern but is pronounced /haɪt/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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