cargo

cargo — noun

1. products, materials, or items that are being transported from one place to anoth

1.名詞C2
釋義

products, materials, or items that are being transported from one place to another in a ship, plane, truck, or train

例句

The Watanabe family's shipping company lost an entire **cargo** of coffee beans at sea.

a cargo of [product] — pattern for referring to a specific load

Priya watched as workers loaded **cargo** onto the freighter bound for Malaysia.

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌He carried a small cargo in his backpack.
✅He carried a small load in his backpack.
💡cargo refers only to goods transported by large commercial vehicles such as ships, planes, and trucks, not to items carried by a person.