cargo
/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːrɡəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkär-(ˌ)gō/ (ame, mw)
cargo — 名詞
1. products, materials, or items that are being transported from one place to anoth
貨物
由船舶、飛機、卡車等運輸的貨品
products, materials, or items that are being transported from one place to another in a ship, plane, truck, or train
The Watanabe family's shipping company lost an entire **cargo** of coffee beans at sea.
渡邊家的航運公司遺失了整批咖啡豆的貨物。
a cargo of [product] — pattern for referring to a specific load
Priya watched as workers loaded **cargo** onto the freighter bound for Malaysia.
Priya 看著工人將貨物裝上開往馬來西亞的貨船。
Aiko's job at the airport involves inspecting all incoming **cargo** for dangerous materials.
Aiko 在機場的工作包括檢查所有進口貨物是否有危險物品。
The night-shift crew unloaded the **cargo** from ten trucks before sunrise.
夜班工人在日出前卸下了十輛卡車上的貨物。
Diego signed the receipt after confirming the **cargo** matched the shipping list.
Diego 確認貨物與裝運單相符後簽收了。
- freight
very similar meaning but freight can also function as a verb (to freight goods) and is more common for train and truck transport than for air or sea
- shipment
refers to a single consignment rather than goods in the mass; countable (a shipment of spare parts arrived yesterday)
- load
more general; can be any weight carried by any means, including animals or people (a load of firewood; a heavy load)
文法句型
cargo of + noun
the/this/that cargo
用法筆記
Cargo is typically uncountable in general reference (The cargo arrived safely). For a specific load, use a cargo of + noun (a cargo of wheat). Do not use cargo for personal bags or small items carried by hand — that meaning belongs to load or luggage.