| 单词 | overload |
| 释义 | overload (once / 3362 pages) vn To overload is to load an excessive amount in or on something, such as an overload of electricity which shorts out the circuits. Overloading causes a "Too much!" situation. To overload is to push something or someone too far. A supervisor can overload an employee by assigning a too much work. People can overload a bus if there are too many of them. A fuse will blow if too many appliances overload the circuits; this is called an overload (the noun form). When something gets overloaded, it usually stops working. Hair can overload or clog a sink, which will stop draining water. When something gets overloaded, there's more of something than it can handle. WORD FAMILYoverload: overloaded, overloading, overloads+/load: loaded, loader, loading, loads, overload, reload, superload, unload/loader: loaders, self-loader/loading: loadings, self-loading/reload: reloaded, reloading, reloads/unload: unloaded, unloading, unloads/unloading: unloadings USAGE EXAMPLESBut there’s a thin line between delivering a few memorable facts and stories and overloading visitors with mundane details. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) He recounted in vivid detail his harrowing journey from Afghanistan, when an overloaded smuggler’s boat from Turkey capsized near the shores of Greece. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) On Jan. 9, 2015, four men returning from the fields died when their overloaded van plowed into a tractor-trailer in Fresno County. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1v place too much a load on don't overload the car Syn|Hyper overcharge, surcharge lade, laden, load, load up fill or place a load on 2v fill to excess so that function is impaired Syn|Hyper clog fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense 3v become overloaded The aerator overloaded 4n an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power Hyper burden, load, loading weight to be borne or conveyed 5n an excessive burden Syn|Hyper overburden burden, load, loading weight to be borne or conveyed |
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