单词 | overload |
释义 | overloadn.ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > portable shrines or relics > relic > [noun] > translation of overloadOE translationc1384 OE (Northumbrian) Liturgical Texts (Durham Ritual) in A. H. Thompson & U. Lindelöf Rituale Ecclesiae Dunelmensis (1927) 62 Sancti sacerdotis tui martini hodie translationem celebrantibus : halga sacerdæs ðines martines todæg oferlad mersandum. 2. An excessive load or burden; too great a load; the condition of being overloaded; an instance of this. Also figurative.In figurative use, now frequently influenced by sense 3. information overload: see information n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > [noun] > of loads > excessive load overburden1579 overload1645 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > encumberment > burdensomeness > a burden > excessive overcarkc1390 overload1645 overweighting1873 overweight1891 overburden1893 the world > space > place > presence > fact of taking up space > [noun] > filling > filling to excess overloading1579 superoneration1638 overfilling1687 overload1772 1645 S. Rutherford Tryal & Trivmph of Faith (1845) xx. 270 Can the father see the child sweat, wrestle under an over-load till his back be near broken? 1737 London Mag. 585/1 A Dutchman or frenchman will sell his Manufactures to the Merchant Exporter 4 per cent cheaper than the Englishman will do. Here is an Overload of 4 per cent upon our Manufactures at every foreign Market. 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 Index 491 Phlogiston, an overload of it may infect air. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 276 A beaten ass Who, having fallen through overloads [etc.]. 1971 R. Moisés et al. Tall Candle v. 74 The highway police have stopped us because we are carrying an overload on the truck. 1982 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 6 Oct. 14 Fiction of this kind becomes a matter of precise detail, an overload of information and fact. 2000 Observer 18 June (Business section) 16/1 The problem comes when those emails start building up in your in-box and you become a victim of information overload. 3. An electric current or other physical quantity in excess of that which is normal or allowed for; an occurrence of this. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electric current > [noun] > excessive overload1904 overcurrent1931 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > voltage > [noun] > higher than usual voltage high voltage1888 supervoltage1898 overload1904 breakdown voltage1915 overvoltage1921 1904 Westm. Gaz. 1 Dec. 8/1 A representative..was conducted through the mighty power-house... ‘This is the biggest thing of its kind running in England. It is designed for 20,000 horse-power; at a pinch it could stand a 50 per cent. overload.’ 1945 D. P. Eckman Princ. Industr. Process Control x. 202 Many simple controllers serve in industrial process control as safety devices to protect process equipment from overloads of temperature or pressure. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 10 Striking a reasonable balance between noise levels, on the one hand, and overload or peak distortion, on the other, may take so much time and effort that the best part of the programme is lost. 1991 Sunday Sun (Brisbane) 24 Feb. (update) 30/5 The popular display suffered an electricity overload but was repaired and back in action late last week. Compounds General attributive (in sense 3), esp. designating devices for protecting against overloads; also overload-protected adj. ΚΠ 1904 N.E.D. at Overload sb. Overload switch. 1908 Installation News 2 38 There is always some novel addition to our Conduit System,..in addition to various side issues such as overload cut-outs. 1930 Engineering 3 Jan. 32/2 The overload trips are operated through a relay. 1961 Science 24 Mar. 904/1 (advt.) New Buchler water booster..complete with overload-protected 1/3 HP, single-phase, induction-type motor. 2000 Paper Technol. Feb. 12/2 Overload protection is an additional option. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overloadv. 1. transitive. To load with too great a burden or cargo; to put an excessive load on, overburden; to overcharge (a gun). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > do (something) to excess [verb (transitive)] > apply in excess overladea1387 overseta1398 overfreightc1475 overburden1532 overload1553 cumulate1570 load1577 heap1582 overcharge1616 overdose1727 overstress1889 the world > matter > properties of materials > weight or relative heaviness > weight [verb (transitive)] > make heavy > add weight to > excessively or weigh down overchargea1325 overcarkc1330 overladea1387 chargea1398 laden1514 overburden1532 ladea1538 overload1553 overpressa1577 overweigh1576 surcharge1582 to weigh back, on one side, to the earth1595 overpoise1598 overweight1811 the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > hinder in specific manner [verb (transitive)] > encumber > burden > excessively overbidc1175 chargea1398 overburden1532 overload1553 overweigh1576 over-Atlas1593 overpoise1599 out-Atlas1603 superonerate1607 overfreight1711 overweight1811 overpress1886 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge of firearms > fire (a gun) [verb (transitive)] > load or prime (a gun) > excessively overchargea1657 overload1669 society > travel > transport > [verb (transitive)] > load > overload overladea1387 overpeise1581 overpoise1598 overset1645 overload1727 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique i. f. 43 Thei died in faithe, not wearie of this worlde, nor wishyng for death, as ouerloden with synne. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. G4 When his lease comes out he ouerloades him in the fine, and thus bloudsucketh he the poore for his owne priuate profit. 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. v. 51 So that the memory be not ouerloaden. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. xii. 57 Take care of over-loading your Piece. 1727 J. Swift Vanbrugh's House in Misc. IV. 68 A verse would draw a Stone or Beam, That now would over-load a Team. 1772–4 R. Warner Parasite i. i. 124 I see you mean to overload your Venus' stomach then? 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe III. x. 239 Gurth shall carry mine armour; and for the rest, rely on it, that as I will not overload malkin's back, she shall not overcome my patience. 1883 P. Schaff Hist. Christian Church I. i. ix. 65 They overloaded the holy Scriptures with the traditions of the elders. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 160/2 His copiousness of information overloads his literary style. 1981 M. Clark & P. Swaine Home Managem. x. 246 It is essential not to overload tumble dryers. 2. transitive. To subject (an electrical circuit, piece of equipment, etc.) to too great a current or voltage. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > connect [verb (transitive)] > overload overload1889 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electronics > electronic devices or components > operation of electronic devices > [verb (transitive)] > put excessive load on overload1889 1889 Science 26 June 54/2 It is impossible so to overload the wire of the primary circuit as to force its current into the secondary circuit. 1962 A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio 254 Frequency modulation... Limiters are not needed to avoid overloading transmitter valves. 1973 Times 30 Nov. 6/7 He thought some circuits were overloaded by as much as four kilowatts. 2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Dec. 6 Avoid overloading electrical circuits and inspect extension cords. 3. intransitive. To become overloaded; to be subjected to an overload. Chiefly in Electronics and other technical contexts. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > circuit > complete circuit [verb (intransitive)] > become overloaded overload1932 1932 Proc. IRE 20 473 Fig. 12 represents a system using the same tube for demodulator and automatic control by making use of the grid current drawn by the demodulator as soon as it starts to overload. 1961 Jrnl. Water Pollution Control Federation 33 1280/1 Ice caused the aerator to overload, straining the drive belts. 1976 G. A. Browne Slide (1977) 8 The woman..hoped she wouldn't overload again... Anyway, today she was prepared with eight extra fuses. 1997 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 21 Nov. 52 Allow relatives time alone even as they gather for the holidays. Take yourself off to buy the whipping cream if you start to overload. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OEv.1553 |
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