单词	offload
释义	offloadoff‧load /ˌɒfˈləʊd $ ˌɒːfˈloʊd/ verb Verb Table VERB TABLE offload Simple Form Present I, you, we, they offload he, she, it offloads Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they offloaded Present perfect I, you, we, they have offloaded he, she, it has offloaded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had offloaded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will offload Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have offloaded Continuous Form Present I am offloading he, she, it is offloading you, we, they are offloading Past I, he, she, it was offloading you, we, they were offloading Present perfect I, you, we, they have been offloading he, she, it has been offloading Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been offloading Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be offloading Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been offloading Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The bank are trying to offload some of their US holdings. This is the part of the port where tankers offload their oil. You should try and offload some of your duties and relax more, instead of spending all day at the office. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Farmgate prices have only increased marginally so far because at present growers are keen to offload middle to lower grade quality. Forestry companies no longer granted tax concessions have been trying to offload their holdings. In conjunction with this they produced a communications system designed to offload the text on to a host computer with the maximum possible reliability. It would be nice to have been able to offload your worries on to some one or something like that. Kouao tried to offload Anna on to a family who had done childminding for her in the past. Lorries by the hundred, parked for offloading. Some of the recommendations may be bonafide, but slipped in will be those of stocks the firm wants to offload. The main motivation in signing reprocessing contracts will simply be to offload spent nuclear fuel on to some one else. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto give someone something useless or that you do not want► palm something off on informal to get rid of something that you do not want by giving or selling it to someone else without telling them about its faults: · If he tries to palm that old Ford of his off on you, just tell him you're not interested.· I've managed to palm that early morning class off on Mary - she's desperate for work. ► fob somebody off with to make someone accept something that is not as good as or not the same as the thing that they actually wanted: · Don't let him fob you off with some cheap imported whisky -- you want the real thing.· People are much more selective about what they watch on TV these days, and they don't want to be fobbed off with any old rubbish. ► offload to get rid of something such as work or responsibility that you have by giving part of it to someone else: · You should try and offload some of your duties and relax more, instead of spending all day at the office.· The bank are trying to offload some of their US holdings. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► offload your worries/emotions/problems etc It would be nice to have been able to offload your worries on to some one or something like that. 1[transitive] to get rid of something that you do not want by giving it or selling it to someone elseoffload something onto somebody The dealer had offloaded some of the shares onto a willing client.2offload your worries/emotions/problems etc British English to tell someone about your worries etc in order to make yourself feel better3[transitive] to take something off a truck or ship:  The men offloaded their cargo.
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