The negotiations were fraught with tension, as each side suspected the other of concealing crucial details.
谈判充满紧张气氛,因为双方都怀疑对方隐瞒了关键细节。
Which choice best defines “fraught”?
A — Filled with (something bad); tense.. “fraught” means Filled with (something bad); tense..
Which word means “Filled with (something bad); tense.”?
D — fraught. “fraught” means Filled with (something bad); tense..
fraught — Filled with (something bad); tense.. In Chinese: 充满(不快)的;令人担忧的.
fraught is pronounced //frɔːt//.
The negotiations were fraught with tension, as each side suspected the other of concealing crucial details. (谈判充满紧张气氛,因为双方都怀疑对方隐瞒了关键细节。)
tense, anxious, charged — all close in meaning to fraught (Filled with (something bad); tense.).
calm, peaceful — each the opposite of fraught (Filled with (something bad); tense.).
Yes. fraught is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
fraught with → 满载忧患。