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Overload Overloaded Information Put Sth Verb Noun N

The word "overload" means to put too much into something, making it unable to function properly, or to give someone too much work or information. It can also refer to exceeding the capacity of an electrical system. The word can be used as both a verb and a noun.

The word "overload" means to put too much into something, making it unable to function properly, or to give someone too much work or information. It can also refer to exceeding the capacity of an electrical system. The word can be used as both a verb and a noun.

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The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'ləʊd/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvələʊd/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'ləʊd/。名词读作 /'əʊvələʊd/。
1
[VERB 动词]使超载;使负载过重 If you overload something such as a vehicle, you put more things or people into it than it was designed to carry.
  [V n]
  • Don't overload the boat or it will sink...

    别超载,否则船会沉。

  • Large meals overload the digestive system.

    吃得太饱会加重消化系统的负担。

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  • Some trains were so overloaded that their suspension collapsed.

    一些列车严重超载,结果悬架都断裂了。

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[VERB 动词]使负担过重;给予…过多的工作(或问题、信息等) To overload someone with work, problems, or information means to give them more work, problems, or information than they can cope with.
  [V n with n]
  [usu supp N]
  • ...an effective method that will not overload staff with yet more paperwork.

    不会再以更多的文书工作加重员工负荷的有效办法

  • Overload is also a noun.
    • 57 per cent complained of work overload...

      57%的人抱怨工作负担过重。

    • The greatest danger is that we simply create information overload for our executives.

      最大的危险在于我们给了主管过多的信息,超出了他们能够处理的极限。

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  • The bar waiter was already overloaded with orders.

    这位酒吧侍者已经应付不过来客人的点单。

3
[VERB 动词]使(电力系统)过载;使超过负荷 If you overload an electrical system, you cause too much electricity to flow through it, and so damage it.
  [V n]
  • Never overload an electrical socket.

    千万不要使电源插座过载。


Oxford over·load
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overload overloads overloaded overloading
verb / ˌəʊvəˈləʊd ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈloʊd / [often passive ] 1 overloadsth to put too great a load on sth 使超载;使负荷过重 an overloaded truck 一辆超载的卡车 2 overloadsb (with sth) to give sb too much of sth 给…增加负担 He's overloaded with responsibilities. 他担负的责任过多。 Don't overload the students with information. 不要给学生灌输过多的知识。 3 overloadsth to put too great a demand on a computer, an electrical system, etc. causing it to fail 使(计算机)超载运行;使(电路)超负荷 noun / ˈəʊvələʊd ; NAmE ˈoʊvərloʊd / [uncountable ,  singular ] too much of sth 过多;过量;超负荷 In these days of technological change we all suffer from information overload. 在这科技日新月异的时代,过多的信息使人人都应接不暇。 over·load / ˌəʊvəˈləʊd ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈloʊd /
LDC
overloado‧ver‧load /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd $ ˌoʊvərˈloʊd/ verb (past participle overloaded or overladen /-ˈleɪdn/) [transitive]
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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
WDF

overload

[ˌəʊvəˈləʊd]overloaded, overloading, overloads

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v15579
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NOUN10655
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overloaded[943] overloading[335]
超载(43%),负荷(30%),使超载(13%),过多(10%),给…增加负担(4%)
vt.超载,超过负荷
n.超载;负荷过多

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