early 15c. "transporting of goods and passengers by water," variant of fraght, which is from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht (see fraught). Danish fragt, Swedish frakt apparently also are from Dutch or Frisian. Also from Low German are Portuguese frete, Spanish flete, and French fret, which might have changed the vowel in this variant of the English word. Meaning "cargo of a ship" is from c. 1500. Freight-train is from 1841.
freight (v.)
"to load (a ship) with goods or merchandise for shipment," mid-15c. variant of Middle English fraught (v.) "to load (a ship)," c. 1400; see fraught, and compare freight (n.). Figuratively, "to carry or transport," 1530s. Related: Freighted; freighting.
雙語例句
1. On the customs declaration, the sender labeled the freight as agricultural machinery.
在報關單上，寄貨人將貨物列為農用機械。
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2. The railways will carry a far higher proportion of freight traffic.
鐵路將承擔比例高得多的貨運量。
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3. Environmental pressures are strengthening the case for waterborne freight.
環境的壓力使人們更加認可水上運輸。
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4. to send goods by air freight
空運貨物
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5. Freight trains travel slowly on upgrades into the hills.