- [countable]
something that is being carried (usually in large amounts) by a person, vehicle, etc. 負載；負荷 The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. 貨車在倉庫等着裝載貨物。 - load of something
The women came down the hill with their loads of firewood. 婦女們背着柴火下了山。 These backpacks are designed to carry a heavy load. 這些背包是爲攜帶重物設計的。 A lorry shed its load (= accidentally dropped its load) on the motorway. 一輛卡車意外地把運載的貨物掉落在高速公路上。 - (figurative)
The company's debt load could drag it into bankruptcy. 該公司的債務負擔可能會使其破産。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- full
- …
- bear
- carry
- shoulder
- …
- under its, etc. load
- [countable]
(often in compounds 常構成複合詞 the total amount of something that something can carry or contain 裝載量；容納量 a busload of tourists 一公共汽車遊客 They ordered three truckloads of sand. 他們訂購了三卡車沙子。 He put half a load of washing in the machine. 他把要洗的衣物放進洗衣機，洗衣機裝了個半滿。 The plane took off with a full load. 飛機滿載起飛。 Maximum load, including passengers, is 800 pounds. 包括乘客在内的最大負荷爲 800 磅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- full
- …
- bear
- carry
- shoulder
- …
- under its, etc. load
- [countable, usually singular]
the amount of weight that is pressing down on something 承載量 a load-bearing wall 承重牆 Modern backpacks spread the load over a wider area. 新式背包把承重分散在更大的面積上。 The table creaked under its heavy load. 桌子不堪重負而咯吱作響。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- full
- …
- bear
- carry
- shoulder
- …
- under its, etc. load
- [singular] (also loads [plural])(informal)
a large number or amount of people or things; plenty 大量；許多 - a load/loads of somebody/something
She's got loads of friends. 她有很多朋友。 He wrote loads and loads of letters to people. 他給人們寫了很多很多的信。 Uncle Jim brought a whole load of presents for the kids. 吉姆大叔給孩子們帶來了一大堆禮物。 We saw a load of houses before we bought this one. 在買下這一棟房子之前，我們看了一大堆房子。 They all had loads of fun at the park. 他們在公園都玩得很開心。 In my job I get the chance to meet loads of different people. 在我的工作中，我有機會認識很多不同的人。 - a load/loads to do
There's loads to do today. 今天有好多的事要做。
- a load/loads of somebody/something
- [singular] load of rubbish, garbage, nonsense, etc. (especially British English, informal)
used to emphasize that something is wrong, stupid, bad, etc. （強調錯誤、愚蠢、糟糕等）胡說八道，廢話 - [countable]
an amount of work that a person or machine has to do 工作量；負荷 Teaching loads have increased in all types of school. 各種學校的教學工作量都增加了。 Extra warmth from sunlight can put an additional load on the air-conditioning system. 陽光帶來的額外熱量會給空調系統增加額外的負荷。 We're trying to spread the load by employing more staff. 我們想通過僱用更多的員工來分擔任務。
- [countable, usually singular]
a feeling of responsibility or worry that is difficult to deal with （責任或憂慮的）沉重感 She thought she would not be able to bear the load of bringing up her family alone. 她認爲她無法獨自一人擔負起養家的重任。 Knowing that they had arrived safely took a load off my mind. 得知他們平安到達後我如釋重負。 Many companies are burdened by high debt loads. 許多公司因債台高築而不堪重負。
- [countable]
the amount of electrical power that is being supplied at a particular time 供電量
something carried負載物
weight重量
large amount大量
rubbish/nonsense胡說八道；廢話
work工作
responsibility/worry責任；憂慮
electrical power電力
Word OriginOld English lād ‘way, journey, conveyance’, of Germanic origin: related to German Leite, also to lead; compare with lode. The verb dates from the late 15th cent.