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bill of lading
固定短语，指提单。
The bill of lading must be signed.
提货单必须签字。
货物，船货
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货物，船货
goods carried by a ship or other large vehicle; cargo
The bill of lading must be signed.
提货单必须签字。
常用于‘bill of lading’（提单）
装载的动作
The action of loading.
货物,货运,运费。
Shipment, cargo, freight.
负担
Burden.
The ship's lading included crates of electronics and machinery.
这艘船的货物包括电子产品和机械的板条箱。
After the storm, part of the lading was lost overboard.
暴风雨后，部分货物落水丢失。
The port authority inspected the lading before allowing the vessel to depart.
港口管理局在允许船只离港前检查了货物。
固定短语，指提单。
The bill of lading must be signed.
提货单必须签字。
The lading of the cargo took three hours.
货物装载花了三个小时。
A large quantity of lading was damaged.
大批船货受损。
Not this
The bill of loading is required for customs clearance.
Use this
The bill of lading is required for customs clearance.
混淆了'loading'与'lading'。'bill of lading'是固定术语，指提单，不能改为'loading'。
Not this
The goods were ladding on the dock.
Use this
The goods were lading on the dock.
拼写错误，误将'lading'写为'ladding'，多了一个字母'd'。'lading'是名词，意为船货，这里正确形式应为'lading'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
提单
The exporter needs a bill of lading to receive payment.
出口商需要提单才能收到货款。
清洁提单
A clean bill of lading shows that the goods were loaded in good condition.
清洁提单表明货物装船时状况良好。
联运提单
The freight forwarder issued a through bill of lading for the door-to-door shipment.
货代公司为门到门运输签发了联运提单。
装货港
Please write the port of lading on the shipping documents.
请在货运单据上写明装货港。
装船日期
The date of lading is usually shown on the bill of lading.
装船日期通常显示在提单上。
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lading 音近 loading（装载），想象船货正在被装上船，记住它就是装载的货物。
语域：formal 常见场景：提单、航运与国际贸易文件、法律文书 “lading” 多用于正式或法律/航运语境，最常见于 bill of lading（提单）等固定说法；日常口语中一般不用它来表示“货物”。
真正押韵的词（都以 /eɪdɪŋ/ 结尾）：trading, fading, shading, wading, grading, parading。注意拼写相近但读音不同的词：leading /ˈliːdɪŋ/、landing /ˈlændɪŋ/、loading /ˈloʊdɪŋ/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.