| 单词 | load |
| 释义 | load load /; AmE / noun, verb
■ noun [C]
BACK-END LOAD, DEAD LOAD, DEBT LOAD, FRONT-END LOAD, FULL CONTAINER LOAD, LESS THAN CONTAINER LOAD
1 something that is being carried, especially in large amounts: The trucks waited at the warehouse to pick up their loads. These planes are designed to carry heavy loads. The airline reported record passenger and cargo loads last year. ⇨ CARGO
❖ to carry/deliver/pick up/transport a load ◆ a heavy/large load
2 (often used to form a noun with another noun) the total amount of sth that sth can carry or contain: a busload of tourists They ordered three truckloads of sand. The plane took off with a full load. He put half a load of washing in the machine.
3 an amount of work that a person or machine has to do: He hired more employees to lighten his load. Sharing the load makes work less stressful. Insulation reduces the load on the refrigeration system. ⇨ WORKLOAD
❖ to lighten/reduce a load ◆ to share/spread the load
4 the fact of having to pay an amount of money, especially a large amount; the amount of money that you owe: Many companies were already struggling with high debt loads. Spending has been affected by a growing tax load and rising unemployment. SYN BURDEN
a debt/tax load
5 (Finance ) a fee that is charged when an investor buys or sells shares in an investment fund, an insurance policy, etc: The fund carries a 5.75% load.
■ verb
1 [+ obj or no obj] load sth (into/onto sth) to put goods into or onto sth: The dockers had begun loading the ship. He finished loading and drove off. a fully loaded tanker The cargo was loaded onto the plane. OPP UNLOAD ⇨ LOAD UP, LOAD STH UP
2 [no obj] to receive a load: The tankers were still loading. OPP UNLOAD
3 [+ obj or no obj] load (sth) (up) to put data or a program into the memory of a computer: Have you loaded the software? Wait for the program to load. It took a long time for the web page to load up. ⇨ DOWNLOAD
PHRASAL VERBS
load up (with sth); load sth up (with sth) to put a large amount of goods onto a vehicle: Men were loading up a truck with timber. LOAD verb (1,3)
load up on sth to get or buy a large amount of sth: Consumers have loaded up on credit-card debt. It's a good idea to load up on government bonds. The director has loaded up on young people in order to achieve fresh thinking. |
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