shipments
shipments — 名詞
- shipmentssingular
- shipmentsesplural
1. a quantity of goods that are sent together from one place to another and deliver
貨運；運送
一次運送的貨物，或運送行為
a quantity of goods that are sent together from one place to another and delivered to a buyer or destination; also, the process of sending them.
The warehouse received a large shipment of medical supplies from Japan this morning.
倉庫今天早上收到一批從日本運來的醫療用品。
collocation: receive a shipment
Daichi tracked his shipment online every day until it reached his apartment.
Daichi 每天上網追蹤他的貨物，直到包裹送達他的公寓。
collocation: track a shipment
All shipments leaving the port are checked by customs officers before departure.
所有離開港口的貨物在出發前都必須經過海關檢查。
passive: shipments are checked
The bakery closed for two days after its flour shipment was delayed.
麵粉運送延誤，這家麵包店因此停業了兩天。
collocation: shipment is delayed
Our company offers free shipment on all orders over two thousand dollars.
本公司所有超過兩千美元的訂單均提供免費運送服務。
uncountable: the process of shipping
- receive a shipment
- track a shipment
- shipment arrives
- shipment is delayed
- a shipment of [goods]
- cargo
used for goods carried by ship, plane, or truck; more technical than shipment
- consignment
a batch of goods sent, especially for sale; slightly more formal
- delivery
the act of bringing goods to a person or place; broader than shipment
- freight
goods transported in bulk, especially by commercial transport
文法句型
a shipment of [goods]
shipment of [goods]
用法筆記
As a countable noun, shipment refers to the goods themselves ('a shipment of electronics'). As an uncountable noun, it refers to the process ('free shipment within Taiwan'). The countable use is far more common in everyday business English.