(船,車,飛機(jī)所載的)貨物((load of) goods carried by a ship,plane or vehicle)[C,U]:(ship/plane) carry a~of wool/cotton/six tons(船/飛機(jī))運(yùn)載羊毛/棉花/六噸貨;(ship)carry~es of steel across the Atlantic(船)運(yùn)載鋼鐵橫渡大西洋;A~plane/ship/vessel carries~.貨機(jī)/貨輪/貨船運(yùn)載貨物。The port is still handling~.這港口還在裝卸貨物。a~hold/liner貨艙/定期貨輪(機(jī));~capacity載貨容量;
【辨異】cargo 與 freight 和 goods都表示運(yùn)輸工具運(yùn)載的貨物,都可用作表示運(yùn)輸工具的名詞的修飾語。cargo 既是不可數(shù)名詞,又是可數(shù)名詞,故還可指具體的貨物;goods是復(fù)數(shù)形式,用于BrE;freight是不可數(shù)名詞,用于AmE,還可指行為,用作動(dòng)詞,如:send sth by air freight/sea freight(用空/海運(yùn)寄東西);freight sth by air/sea(空/海運(yùn)貨物)。