单词	overload
释义	overloado‧ver‧load /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd $ ˌoʊvərˈloʊd/ verb (past participle overloaded or overladen /-ˈleɪdn/) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE overload Simple Form Present I, you, we, they overload he, she, it overloads Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they overloaded Present perfect I, you, we, they have overloaded, overladen he, she, it has overloaded, overladen Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had overloaded, overladen Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will overload Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have overloaded, overladen Continuous Form Present I am overloading he, she, it is overloading you, we, they are overloading Past I, he, she, it was overloading you, we, they were overloading Present perfect I, you, we, they have been overloading he, she, it has been overloading Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been overloading Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be overloading Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been overloading Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Don't overload the outlet by plugging in too many appliances. Projects should stretch people and make them work hard, but not overload them. They overloaded the computer system, and the whole thing just stopped. We can't take money from a school system that is already overloaded. You shouldn't overload the washing machine. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Higher loading causes overloading and streaking. If you overload your Windows system then Windows still tries to keep going. Often children are inattentive during this stage because they get overloaded. Servers are especially vulnerable to service overloading. This is a medical emergency because the body's temperature regulating mechanism has been overloaded and has failed. When she does get overloaded, naturally she wants immediate relief. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorcarrying a lot of things► be loaded (down) with also be laden with to be carrying a lot of things, so that you cannot carry any more: · Cora was loaded down with two 70-pound suitcases.· A van loaded with newspapers was parked in front of the store.· She was carrying a tray laden with dishes.be heavily loaded/laden with something: · The bus was heavily laden with passengers and baggage. ► be weighed down with/by to be carrying or holding so many things that it is difficult to move or impossible to hold any more: · The branches of the trees were weighed down with fruit.· She struggled along the street, weighed down by bags. ► under the weight of if someone or something falls or moves unsteadily under the weight of of something, they do this because they are carrying something that is too heavy for them to support: · Paul staggered under the weight of two backpacks. ► overloaded if a vehicle is overloaded , it is holding or carrying too many things, with the result that it can only move slowly and it may not be safe: · The plane was dangerously overloaded.· The car was so overloaded the bumpers were almost touching the ground. to do something too much► try/think/push etc too hard to do something with too much effort, so that you do not get the result you want: · You're hitting the ball too hard.· I think you've been working too hard - you need a rest· Many parents try too hard to engineer a safe environment for their child, with disastrous results. ► overdo it especially spoken to do or say something too much, especially to do too much work or exercise: · You need more exercise, but be careful not to overdo it.· The tour guide managed to be funny and informative, without overdoing it. ► overreact to get too angry or too worried when something happens which is not in fact very serious: · Don't you think you're overreacting a little? I'm only ten minutes late.overreact to: · I think people have overreacted to the advertisement - we didn't intend of offend anyone. ► go too far/take something too far to do something so much or to such a great degree that you offend, upset, or annoy people, especially because you do not know when it is reasonable to stop: · Officials were worried that the Chairman's criticisms had gone too far.· John had taken the joke too far and now Betty was crying.go too far/take sth too far in doing something: · We all agree there have to be some controls, but the government has gone too far in ordering all immigration to be stopped. ► go to extremes to do something so much, state something so strongly etc, that people consider your actions unacceptable and unreasonable: · Hunt went to such extremes to get his promotion that everyone at the office hates him now.· You don't have to go to extremes to become healthier - a little exercise and slight changes to your diet can work wonders. ► to excess if you do something to excess , you do it so much that it is wrong or harmful: · The government enthusiastically supports US foreign policy, sometimes to excess.· He drank to excess, occasionally causing scenes in front of CIA officials. ► over the top something you say or do that is over the top is extreme, so that it is either very funny and entertaining, or very annoying or offensive: · Some of his remarks about women were really over the top.· The show was supposed to be a kind of over-the-top satire - it wasn't supposed to be taken seriously.go over the top: · The movie's drawn-out finale goes over the top in its attempt to keep the audience in suspense. ► overload to give someone too much work to do or try to make a system handle too much work: · We can't take money from a school system that is already overloaded.· They overloaded the computer system, and the whole thing just stopped.· Projects should stretch people and make them work hard, but not overload them. ► overindulge/overindulge yourself use this humorously when you have eaten too much rich food or drunk too much alcohol: · Schneider told quite a funny story about how he had overindulged one night.· What's the point of a vacation, after all, if not to overindulge yourself? ► flog something to death British informal to talk too much about a subject or repeat a joke or story too often, so that no one is interested in it any more: · It was a good story a month ago, but the newspapers have really flogged it to death. WORD SETS► Electricity ammeter, nounamp, nounanode, nounblow, verbcathode, nouncircuit, nouncontact, nouncurrent, noundiode, noundirect current, noundischarge, noundynamo, nounelectricity, nounelectro-, prefixelectromagnet, nounelectromagnetic, adjectiveelectromagnetism, nounflat, adjectiveflex, nounimpulse, nounincandescent, adjectiveinduction, nounJ, kilowatt, nounkW, LED, nounlight-emitting diode, nounmagnetic, adjectivemagnetic field, nounmagnetic tape, nounmagnetism, nounmagnetize, verbohm, nounoscillate, verboscillator, nounoverload, verbplasma, nounpolarity, nounpole, nounpositive, adjectivepotential, nounradio wave, nounrepel, verbrepulsion, nounresistance, nounresistor, nounsemiconductor, nounshock, nounsolid-state, adjectivestatic, nounstatic electricity, nounsubatomic, adjectivesubstation, nounsuperconductivity, nounsuperconductor, nountransmission, nountransmit, verbvoltmeter, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► information overload  the modern day information overload ► overload of  an overload of urgent daily business COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► system · If you overload your Windows system then Windows still tries to keep going.· In practice, this overloaded the system and various methods were used to prune paths from the search tree. VERB► become · As the water becomes overloaded with nutrients, the algae spreads and oxygen levels fall.· When he became overloaded, he flew into tantrums. 1to put too many things or people on or into something:  Be careful not to overload the washing machine.be/become overloaded with something The bus was overloaded with tourists and their luggage.2to put too much electricity through an electrical system or piece of equipment:  Don’t overload the lighting circuit.3to give someone too much work or information to deal withbe/become overloaded with something All the staff are overloaded with work.—overload /ˈəʊvələʊd $ ˈoʊvərloʊd/ noun [countable, uncountable]:  the modern day information overload an overload of urgent daily business
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