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shipping + noun
shipping 常与名词搭配，表示运输相关的费用或服务。
We need to calculate the shipping cost.
我们需要计算运费。
运输；运送
shippings — plural of shipping
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
运输；运送
the transportation of goods
We need to calculate the shipping cost.
我们需要计算运费。
货物运输；货运。
The transportation of goods.
运输货物和材料的商业活动
the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
(某国、某港口或某行业的)全部船舶；船舶总称。
The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry; ships collectively.
由一个国家或行业的船只提供的运输服务
conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry
The shipping for this order is free.
这个订单的运费是免费的。
Shipping usually takes 3-5 business days.
运输通常需要3-5个工作日。
We offer both standard and express shipping.
我们提供标准运输和加急运输。
shipping 常与名词搭配，表示运输相关的费用或服务。
We need to calculate the shipping cost.
我们需要计算运费。
形容词如free, standard, express等可修饰shipping。
The store offers free shipping.
这家商店提供免费送货。
Not this
We received a shipping from China yesterday.
Use this
We received a shipment from China yesterday.
Shipping 作为名词时通常指运输活动或行业，是不可数名词；表示具体的一批货物时，应用 shipment。
Not this
The shipping are very expensive this year.
Use this
The shipping is very expensive this year.
Shipping 作为不可数名词，谓语动词应用单数形式 is，而不是复数 are。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
运输成本
The shipping cost for this item is $10.
这件物品的运输成本是10美元。
航运公司
We hired a reliable shipping company for the delivery.
我们雇了一家可靠的航运公司进行配送。
货运集装箱
The goods were packed in a large shipping container.
货物被装在一个大型货运集装箱里。
航运航线
This shipping lane is heavily used by cargo vessels.
这条航运航线被货船频繁使用。
免费运输
Orders over $50 qualify for free shipping.
订单超过50美元可享受免费运输。
运输标签
Print the shipping label and attach it to the package.
打印运输标签并贴在包裹上。
我正搭船去波士顿
I'm shipping up to Boston to find my wooden leg.
我正搭船去波士顿去找我的木腿。
Use shippings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一艘大船（ship）在港口‘乒’（ping）地放下货物，这就是shipping（航运）。
register: neutral; contexts: 商业, 物流, 航海; note_zh: 该词通常用于商业和物流领域，语气中性。
Words ending in -ipping (tipping, dipping, etc.) rhyme with shipping: all have /ɪpɪŋ/. Note that shaping (/ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/) looks similar but has a different vowel.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.