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laden

/ˈleɪdən/ American
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  • adj. 装满的, 负载的
Definition
  • adj. heavily loaded or weighed down with something
Example
The truck arrived laden with boxes of fresh vegetables.
卡车满载着一箱箱新鲜蔬菜到达了。

Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: filled or loaded with something (adjective).

比较义项:装满、充满某物(形容词)。

  • full

    The most general and neutral of the four; simply means a space or container has reached its maximum capacity. Used for people, seats, containers — not specifically about heavy weight, and never used for abstract things like danger or tension.

    四个词中最通用、最中性的一个,只是指某个空间或容器达到了最大容量。常用于人、座位、容器等,不特别强调重量,也从不用于危险、紧张等抽象事物。

    The car park was already full by eight in the morning.

    早上八点,停车场就已经满了。

  • loaded

    Describes something, often a vehicle, carrying a heavy physical load; fairly common and neutral-to-informal. Focuses on the weight being carried, especially in relation to a vehicle's or container's carrying capacity.

    指某物(常指车辆)装载了很重的实物,用法较普遍,语气中性偏口语。强调所装载的重量,尤其与车辆或容器的装载能力有关。

    The moving truck was so loaded it could barely climb the hill.

    搬家卡车装得太满,几乎爬不上那个坡。

  • laden 本词

    A more literary, old-fashioned word for carrying a heavy load; often used about people bent under what they carry, or trees heavy with fruit. Rarely used in casual speech.

    一个更书面、略显过时的词,用来表示装载了很重的东西;常用来形容因所背之物而弯腰的人,或结满果实的树,口语中较少使用。

    She walked into the room, laden with shopping bags from a long day out.

    她走进房间,手里提满了逛了一天街买的购物袋。

  • fraught

    Used only for abstract, usually negative things — danger, tension, difficulty, emotion — never physical objects. More formal; often appears with an abstract noun to mean filled with it.

    只用于抽象且通常是负面的事物,例如危险、紧张、困难或情绪,绝不用于具体实物;语气更正式,常以fraught加抽象名词的搭配出现,表示“充满……”。

    The peace talks were fraught with danger from the outset.

    和平谈判从一开始就充满了危险。

All four mean filled with something. Full means completely filled. Loaded means carrying something heavy, often a vehicle. Laden is literary, for someone heavy-laden. Fraught applies only to abstract, negative things like danger, never objects. Loaded can also mean biased or rich; not compared here.

这四个词都可以表示“装满或充满某物”,但语气和使用场合不同:full最常用、最中性,强调达到容量上限;loaded和laden都指装载了很重的东西,loaded较口语化、常用于交通工具或货物,laden更书面、常与人或果实等搭配,强调“负重”的状态;fraught通常只用于抽象且多为负面的事物(如危险、紧张),很少指具体物品。这里不比较loaded的“别有用意的”和“富有的”这两个义项。