Word · Frequency #20848
freighter
货船；货轮
a cargo ship
- 1.
One who loads a ship.
装载船舶的人。
- 2.
a cargo ship
货船:运载货物的船只
- 3.
One who charters and loads a ship.
租船并装船的人。
- 4.
One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
负责收货和转运货物的人。
- 5.
One for whom freight is transported.
货物为其运输的人。
- 6.
A ship used mainly to carry freight.
主要用来运货的船。
- 7.
An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
主要用来运货的飞机；货机。
货机；装船人；租船装货人；货运代理；货运承揽人；托运人；发货人；装载船舶的人。
In use
The old freighter carried grain across the Atlantic for twenty years.
Freighters are loaded and unloaded quickly at this port.
A large freighter was anchored near the harbor waiting for the crew.
a freighter + [present participle phrase]
用现在分词短语修饰 freighter，可说明其装载的货物；若语境为航空，可指货机。
A freighter carrying medical supplies arrived at the port.
一艘运载医疗物资的货船抵达了港口。
by freighter
by freighter 常与 ship、send、transport 等动词连用，表示通过货船（或货机）运输。
The machinery was shipped by freighter.
这些机器是用货轮运送的。
a [type] freighter
可用 ocean、cargo、long-haul 等修饰语说明货船或货机的类型。
Connections
Collocations
- ocean freighter
- 远洋货轮
- The ocean freighter crossed the Atlantic in two weeks.那艘远洋货轮两周内横渡了大西洋。
- bulk freighter
- 散货船
- Bulk freighters carry grain, coal, and other loose goods.散货船运载谷物、煤炭和其他散装货物。
- container freighter
- 集装箱货轮
- Container freighters have made global trade much cheaper.集装箱货轮使全球贸易便宜了许多。
- freighter captain
- 货轮船长
- The freighter captain guided the ship safely through the storm.货轮船长安全地引导船只通过了风暴。
- board a freighter
- 登上货轮
- They boarded a freighter to travel from Europe to Asia.他们登上货轮从欧洲前往亚洲。
- cargo freighter
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 freight 想成“货运”，加上 -er 就像“运货的大家伙”——脑补一艘大货轮或大货机，载满集装箱。记住：freighter 就是干货运的船或飞机。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：航运、航空货运 freighter 多用于书面语或航运、航空货运等专业语境，语气比较中性；具体指货船还是货机，需要结合上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
traitor, waiter, greater, later, skater 与 freighter 押韵（重读元音 /eɪ/ + /tɝ/），注意拼写差异。fighter 是形似词，但发 /ˈfaɪtɝ/，不押韵，注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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