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单词 fraught
释义 fraught
I. \ˈfrȯḵt, -räḵt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German vracht, vrecht, probably from an (assumed) Old Frisian word akin to Old High German frēht reward, earnings, from fir-, fur- for- + ēht property — more at aught
1. chiefly Scotland : freight, passage
2. now chiefly Scotland
 a. : load, cargo
 b. : the amount one person can carry at a time
  < carry a fraught of water to the manse — J.M.Barrie >
II. transitive verb
(fraughted or fraught ; fraughted or fraught ; fraughting ; fraughts)
Etymology: Middle English fraughten, from fraught, n.
now chiefly Scotland : load, freight, fill
III. \ˈfrȯt, usu -ȯd.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of fraughten
1. archaic : carrying as a load : laden, freighted
2.
 a. : burdened or menaced with
  < the long, danger-fraught wait before the … invasion — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
  < an extrahazardous occupation fraught with dangers — R.M.Hutchins >
  : endangered, threatened
  < the changed times were fraught with other obstacles than these — Charles Dickens >
 b. : giving promise or prospect — used with with
  < opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with death — O.W.Holmes †1935 >
  < achievements … fraught with happy consequences for the future — John Buchan >
 c. : accompanied, attended — used with with
  < a great event which might be fraught with strange consequences — Robert Hichens >
  < the speaking of words fraught with deep emotional significance — A.T.Weaver >
  < here … every footstep is fraught with memories — Norman Douglas >
IV. adjective
chiefly Britain : causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : uneasy
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