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 ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainc1All 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. 这条新路将只对货运开放。 The total amount of freight transported on roads has risen by 150% in the past decade. 在过去的十年里,公路运输的货物总量增长了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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- air
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- carry
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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.