The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'ləʊd/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvələʊd/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'ləʊd/。名词读作 /'əʊvələʊd/。
- VERB 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.
- 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。
- VERB 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.
- ...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。
- VERB 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.
- Never overload an electrical socket.
千万不要使电源插座过载。