shipment

shipment — noun

1. a set of products or materials that are moved from one location to a customer or

1.名詞B1
釋義

a set of products or materials that are moved from one location to a customer or another place, usually as a single delivery; also the process of moving them

例句

The shipment of medical supplies reached the hospital just before the storm hit.

shipment of [goods] + reached [destination]

Ingrid checked the shipment's tracking number every morning for a week.

同義詞
  • delivery

    more general; can include services and digital goods, not just physical products

  • consignment

    more formal; often implies goods sent to a seller to be sold on behalf of the sender

  • cargo

    specifically goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or large vehicle; less common for small parcels

  • load

    informal; focuses on the quantity carried by one vehicle without implying a commercial transaction

文法句型

shipment of + noun

a/the shipment + verb

用法筆記

Countable when it refers to a specific batch of goods (two shipments arrived). Uncountable when the focus is on the transporting process (free shipment worldwide for orders over 2000 dollars).

常見錯誤

❌The shipment cost was very high' (when meaning the price of sending).
✅The shipping cost was very high.
💡shipment refers to the goods themselves, while shipping refers to the service of sending them.
❌The shipment of tourists arrived at the port.
✅The group of tourists arrived at the port.
💡shipment is used for goods, not for people.