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freight

noun
🔊/freɪt/
🔊/freɪt/
[uncountable]
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  1. goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries; the system of transporting goods in this way（海运、空运或陆运的）货物；货运
    • to send goods by air freight空运货物
    • a freight business货运公司
    • passenger and freight transportation services客货运业务
    Extra Examples
    • All vehicles carrying freight need a special permit.所有运货车辆都要有专门执照。
    • The freight was transferred to a train at Rotterdam.货物在鹿特丹转成铁路运输。
    • The train's freight wagons can carry a fully-laden lorry.火车的货运车厢能装下满载货物的卡车。
    • Local freight charges can be extremely high.当地运费可能非常高。
    • She runs a freight business in southern Germany.她在德国南部经营一家货运公司。
    • The new road will be open to freight traffic only.新路只对货运开放。
    • The total amount of freight transported on roads has risen by 150% in the past decade.在过去的十年中，公路货运总量增长了150％。
    • The trains were designed specifically to haul freight.这些火车是专为运货设计的。
    • Their ships carry freight between Dunkirk and Dover.他们的船在敦刻尔克和多佛之间运送货物。
    • We tend to use air freight for lighter goods.比较轻的货物我们往往会空运。
    Topics Transport by bus and trainc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • air
    • ocean
    • …
    verb + freight
    • carry
    • handle
    • haul
    • …
    freight + noun
    • car
    • train
    • transport
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘hire of a ship for transporting goods’): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vrecht, variant of vracht ‘ship's cargo’. Compare with fraught.

freight

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they freight
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he / she / it freights
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past simple freighted
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past participle freighted
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-ing form freighting
🔊/ˈfreɪtɪŋ/
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  1. freight something to send or carry goods by air, sea or train寄送，运送（货物）；货运
  2. [usually passive] (literary) to fill something with a particular mood or tone使充满（某种心情或口气）
    • be freighted with something Each word was freighted with anger.字字充满愤怒。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘hire of a ship for transporting goods’): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vrecht, variant of vracht ‘ship's cargo’. Compare with fraught.