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Definitions #
Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, truck, or train, especially as part of commercial transport rather than personal luggage.
Technical In transport law, cargo means the goods or merchandise delivered to a carrier for shipment under a contract of carriage, often classified by type (bulk, container, general, or dangerous).
Example The cargo manifest listed 4,500 TEUs of containerized cargo bound for Rotterdam.
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Etymology #
From Spanish cargo (loading, burden), from cargar (to load), from Late Latin carricare.
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Collocations #
- bulk cargo 散装货（如谷物、矿石）
- containerized cargo 集装箱货物
- general cargo 杂货/件杂货
- dangerous cargo 危险货物
- cargo manifest 货物舱单
- cargo insurance 货物运输保险
- cargo handling 货物装卸
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Real Business Examples #
- The port’s new cranes can handle 10,000 TEUs of containerized cargo per day.
- Shippers of dangerous cargo must provide a hazardous goods declaration before loading.
- The cargo hold was fully loaded with general cargo for the West African trade.
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Register & Variants #
- Register: neutral
- BrE/AmE: 全球通用
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Synonyms & Antonyms #
- Synonyms: freight, goods, shipment
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Common Errors #
- 将 cargo 与 lading 混用 lading 指装载货物的行为，cargo 是货物本身；Bill of Lading 不是货物清单，而是提单。
- 用 cargo 表示“运费” cargo 指货物，运费用 freight 或 carriage；如 “cargo charges” 不常见，容易混淆。
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Confusable Terms #
- Freight vs Cargo
- 美式英语中经常与 cargo 互换；英式英语中 freight 更常指运费或运输服务，cargo 侧重货物本身。
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cargo 是可数还是不可数名词？?
可作不可数（泛指货物），也可作可数，复数为 cargoes/cargos。
危险货物有哪些分类？?
按 IMDG 规则（海运）或 IATA DGR（空运）分为9大类，需贴相应危标并提供鉴定报告。
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