cargo

Compared meaning: goods being transported or carried (noun).

比较义项：运输或承载的货物、重物（名词）。

• load

  General everyday word for a heavy thing carried by a person or vehicle; it need not be trade goods and often collocates with 'carry' or 'heavy'.

  泛指人或车辆运载的沉重物件的日常用词；不一定是待运的商品，常与“carry”或“heavy”搭配。

  The truck was carrying a heavy load of gravel down the hill.

  那辆卡车正载着沉重的一车砂石下山。

• cargo 本词

  Refers specifically to goods carried commercially by a ship, plane, or large vehicle; used in transport or trade contexts, not for personal items.

  专指船只、飞机或大型车辆商业运载的货物；用于运输或贸易语境，不用于个人物品。

  Customs officials inspected the ship's cargo before it could dock.

  海关官员在那艘船靠岸前检查了船上的货物。

• shipment

  Emphasizes a batch of goods sent or delivered together as one unit, often paired with 'of' plus the goods, common in ordering and delivery contexts.

  强调作为一批一起发送或送达的货物，常与“of”加具体货物搭配，多用于订购或配送语境。

  A shipment of fresh fruit arrived at the warehouse this morning.

  一批新鲜水果今天早上送到了仓库。

• freight

  Refers to goods transported in bulk by train, truck, ship, or plane, especially in industrial or logistics contexts; often used as a modifier, as in 'freight train'.

  指经由火车、卡车、轮船或飞机大宗运输的货物，多用于工业或物流语境，常作修饰词，如“freight train”。

  The freight train rumbled through town carrying steel and lumber.

  那列货运列车轰隆隆地驶过小镇，运载着钢材和木材。

Load, cargo, shipment, and freight all mean goods carried. Load is general, for something heavy. Cargo means goods shipped by ship or plane. Shipment stresses a batch sent together. Freight means goods moved in bulk by train or truck. Load's burden sense is not compared.

这四个词在此义项上都可表示“货物”或“重物”，但语域和搭配不同：load泛指人或车辆运载的沉重物件，可用于日常场合；cargo专指船只、飞机等商业运载的货物；shipment强调作为一批一起发送或送达的货物；freight强调通过陆运、海运或空运大宗运输的货物，物流、工业语域较强。这里不比较load表示“负担、压力”等引申义。