英语词汇“load”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

an amount, esp a large or heavy one, that is carried or, supported, or borne; a burden

(often in combinations) the quantity that can be carried at one time by a specified means

a boatload of tourists

the forces to which a structure is subjected

the load on the arch

a burden of responsibility, anxiety, etc

the amount of power delivered by a generator, circuit, etc

external resistance overcome by a machine or other source of power

power output, e.g. of a power plant

a device to which power is delivered

the amount of work to be performed by a person, machine, etc

informal (also in pl) a large quantity or amount; a lot

a load of nonsense

loads of room

get a load of

informal to pay attention to (something surprising) or impressive

get/have a load on

NAmer, informal to be intoxicated or drunk

[Old English lād support, carrying]

to put a load in or on (e.g. a vehicle) or ship

load a van with furniture

to place (a loadsomething) in or on a vehicle or ship

load the furniture into the van

to encumber or oppress (somebody) with something heavy, laborious, or disheartening

The company is loaded down with debts

to weight or shape (dice) to make them fall in a particular way so that they fall unfairly

to make (something) subject to one-sided or prejudicial influences; to bias

to charge (something) with emotional associations or hidden implications

a loaded statement

to insert something into (a device) so that it is ready to operate, esp to put bullets, ammunition, etc into (a gun)

to place or insert (e.g. a film or tape) in a device or piece of equipment

to affect, often adversely, (the output of a preceding stage of an electrical circuit)

verb intrans

to receive a load

to put a load on or in a carrier, device, or container; esp to insert the charge in a firearm

load the dice

(often + against/in favour of) to prearrange all the elements of a situation, esp to somebody's advantage or disadvantage

The dice of God are always loaded — Ralph Waldo Emerson

loader noun