shipload
UK/'ʃiplәud/US
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Definitions
n.
As much cargo or as many people as a ship can carry; (informal) a very large amount.
一船的货物（或人）量；（非正式）大量
Root Breakdown
Native Englishship + load = the load that fills one ship — a whole shipload. Informally it just means 'a huge amount,' like 'a shipload of complaints.'
Root load still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.a shipload of cargo一船货物
- 2.full shipload满载货物
- 3.entire shipload整船货物
Example Sentences
- 1.
A whole shipload of grain was unloaded at the port.
- 2.
They received a shipload of supplies after the storm.