freight

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

freight [freight freights freighted freighting] noun, verb BrE [freɪt] NAmE [freɪt]
noun uncountable
goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries/trucks; the system of transporting goods in this way
•to send goods by air freight
•a freight business
•passenger and freight transportation services

Word Origin:
late 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.

Example Bank:
•All vehicles carrying freight need a special permit.
•The freight was transferred to a train at Rotterdam.
•The train's freight wagons can carry a fully-laden lorry.
•an agent handling freight and passengers
•A freight train pulled into the station.
•Local freight charges can be extremely high.
•She runs a freight business in southern Germany.
•The new road will be open to freight traffic only.
•The total amount of freight transported on roads has risen by 150% in the past decade.
•The trains were designed specifically to haul freight.
•Their ships carry freight between Dunkirk and Dover.
•We tend to use air freight for lighter goods.

 
verb
1. ~ sth to send or carry goods by air, sea or train
2. usually passive ~ sth with sth (literary)to fill sth with a particular mood or tone
•Each word was freighted with anger.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 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.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  freightage, freight rate, cargo, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment