fraught
/frɔːt/ (bre, ipa) · /frɔːt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfrȯt/ (ame, mw)
fraught — 形容詞
- fraughtpositive
- fraughtercomparative
- fraughtestsuperlative
1. loaded with danger, conflict, or other serious problems.
危機重重
充滿麻煩、風險等不利因素
loaded with danger, conflict, or other serious problems.
The mountain road was fraught with falling rocks after last week's storm.
上週暴風雨過後，那條山路因落石而顯得危機重重。
be fraught with + danger
Talks about the merger became fraught with legal threats and angry phone calls.
那場併購談判變得危機重重，充滿法律威脅與憤怒的電話。
become fraught with + conflict
Supply problems left the project fraught with delays after three missed shipments.
三次出貨落空後，供應問題讓這個專案變得危機重重，延誤不斷。
By winter, the border crossing felt fraught with risk for aid drivers.
到了冬天，對援助司機來說，那個邊境關卡顯得危機重重。
- problematic
weaker; points to difficulty without the same emotional weight
- risky
focuses more narrowly on possible harm
- troubled
often describes a period or relationship already marked by conflict
- safe
free from serious danger
- straightforward
without major complications
文法句型
be fraught with + danger/risk/problem
become fraught with + conflict/delay
用法筆記
Often followed by 'with' plus a noun naming danger, conflict, delay, or some other burden. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes the situation as packed with trouble, not mainly the tense feeling it creates.
常見錯誤
2. making people feel very tense and uneasy, or showing that strain clearly.
憂慮不安
使人緊張擔心，或顯得很緊繃
making people feel very tense and uneasy, or showing that strain clearly.
A fraught silence filled the kitchen after Kenji admitted he had sold the ring.
Kenji 承認自己把戒指賣掉後，廚房裡頓時陷入憂慮不安的沉默。
a fraught silence
The committee held a fraught meeting while parents waited outside the hall.
家長們在大廳外等候時，委員會開了一場令人憂慮不安的會議。
a fraught meeting
Christopher sounded fraught when he called from the airport during the storm.
Christopher 在暴風雨中從機場打來時，聲音裡滿是憂慮不安。
Even lunch with old friends felt fraught after the news about the accident.
那場事故的消息傳開後，就連和老朋友吃午飯都讓人覺得憂慮不安。
文法句型
a fraught silence/meeting/moment
feel/sound fraught
用法筆記
Usually describes a silence, conversation, meeting, or moment when strain is obvious. Unlike sense 1, it focuses on the anxious atmosphere or emotion rather than on a list of practical dangers.
fraught — 名詞
1. goods carried in a ship, wagon, or other vehicle.
貨物
船車等運具所載的貨品
goods carried in a ship, wagon, or other vehicle.
The captain checked the fraught before the barge left the muddy river dock.
駁船離開泥濘的河邊碼頭前，船長先檢查了那批貨物。
check the fraught
Tax records listed the fraught as wool, salt, and two crates of glass.
稅務紀錄把那批貨物列為羊毛、鹽，以及兩箱玻璃。
list the fraught as + goods
At dawn, dockworkers covered the fraught with canvas before the rain arrived.
天剛亮時，碼頭工人在下雨前先用帆布蓋住那批貨物。
The sheriff seized the fraught after smugglers abandoned the wagon near town.
走私者把馬車丟在鎮外後，郡警沒收了那批貨物。
文法句型
the fraught + of a ship/wagon/barge
check/list/cover + the fraught
用法筆記
This noun is rare and mostly appears in historical or literary writing about transport. Modern English usually uses 'cargo', 'load', or 'freight' instead.
fraught — 動詞
- fraughtpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fraughts3rd person singular
- fraughting-ing form
- fraughtedpast simple
1. to load a ship, cart, animal, or other carrier with goods.
裝載
把貨物裝上船、車等運具
to load a ship, cart, animal, or other carrier with goods.
Before sunrise, the crew fraught the wagon with barley for the inland market.
天亮前，船員把大麥裝載上馬車，準備送往內陸市場。
fraught the wagon with + goods
Porters fraught the mule carts with firewood before the mountain road reopened.
山路重新開通前，搬運工先把柴火裝載上騾車。
fraught the mule carts with + goods
In the chronicle, sailors fraught the small boat with wine jars and rope.
那本編年史寫道，水手把酒罈和繩索裝載上小船。
Merchants fraught three river barges with rice ahead of the monsoon winds.
季風來臨前，商人把白米裝載上三艘河駁船。
文法句型
fraught + vehicle/animal + with + goods
fraught + ship/cart/barge + for + destination
用法筆記
This verb is now rare and mainly found in old texts. In modern English, people usually say 'load', 'freight', or 'pack' instead.