cargo
noun [countable, uncountable](plural cargoes, North American English also cargos)
the goods carried in a ship, an aircraft or a motor vehicle （船或飞机装载的）货物 Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1The boats discharged their human cargo a little way from the shore. 那些船在快靠岸的地方把贩运的人卸了下来。 The port handles cargo from all over Asia. 这个港口处理从亚洲各地运来的货物。 The ship stopped to take on a cargo of fruit. 轮船停下来装载水果。 The ship was carrying a cargo of nuclear waste. 船上载有核废料。 The terrorists parked the van with its deadly cargo in a dark alleyway. 恐怖分子把装有致命货物的货车停在了一条黑暗的胡同里。 Customs officers are refusing to check cargo flights. 海关官员拒绝检查货运航班。 The authorities confiscated eight trawlers and their cargo. 当局没收了八艘拖网渔船及其货物。 They intercepted a cargo ship in the South Atlantic. 他们在南大西洋拦截了一艘货船。 The cargo jet exploded a few minutes after take-off. 起飞后几分钟，货机爆炸了。 The satellite was stowed in the shuttle's cargo bay for return to Earth. 这颗卫星被收藏在航天飞机的货舱以返回地球。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bulk
- heavy
- precious
- …
- carry
- haul
- move
- …
- aircraft
- boat
- carrier
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Spanish cargo, carga, from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.