/ləʊd; lod/
n
1 [C] thing that is being carried or to be carried, esp if heavy 负荷物, 载荷物（尤指沉重的）
*a load of sand 运载的一批沙子.
2 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) quantity that can be carried, eg by a vehicle 运载的量
*coach-loads of tourists 一车车的游客
* a boat-load of survivors 一船生还的人.
3 [C]
(a) amount of work that a dynamo, a motor, an engine, etc is required to do （发电机、电动机、发动机等的）负载, 负荷.
(b) amount of electric current supplied by a dynamo or generating station （发电机或发电站的）发电量.
4 [C usu sing 通常作单数] (fig 比喻) weight of responsibility, worry, grief, etc （责任、忧虑、悲哀等的）沉重感
*a heavy load of guilt 沉重的负疚感.
5 loads (of sth) [pl] (infml 口) plenty (of sth) 大量; 许多
*loads of friends, money, time 很多朋友、金钱、时间
* `Have you got any change?' `Loads!' ｀你有零钱吗?＇｀有的是!＇
6 (idm 习语) be/take a ,load/,weight off sb's `mind => mind1. a ,load of (old) `rubbish, etc (infml 口) nonsense 胡说八道
*I've never heard such a load of garbage! 这么胡说八道我还从来没听说过! get a load of sb/sth (infml 口) take notice of sb/sth 注意某人[某事物]
*Get a load of that old bloke with the funny hat! 你瞧那戴怪帽子的家伙!

/ləʊd; lod/
v
1 (a) [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (up)/~ (up with sth); ~ sth/sb (down/up) (with sth); ~ sth (into/onto sth/sb) put a load in or on (sth/sb) 装载; 使（某事物[某人]）负荷
*We're still loading. 我们仍在装货.
* load a lorry (up) with bricks/load bricks onto a lorry 把砖装进卡车里
* loaded down with shopping 拿着很多买来的东西
* (fig 比喻) load sb with honours 给某人许多荣誉.
(b) [I] receive a load 接受负荷
*The boat is still loading. 船仍在上货.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] weight (sth) with lead, etc 用铅等加重（某物）
*a loaded cane, stick, etc, ie for use as a weapon 加铅的手杖、棒等（用作武器）
* loaded dice, ie one weighted so as to fall in a certain way, eg with the six uppermost 灌铅色子（掷出後总以某面朝上, 如6点）.
3 (a) [I, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) put film into (a camera) or ammunition into (a gun) 将胶卷装入（照相机）; 将弹药装入（枪炮）
*Be careful, that gun's loaded. 小心, 那枪是上了膛的.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth) place (film or ammunition) thus 装（胶卷或弹药）
*load a new film into the camera 把新胶卷装进照相机里.
4 [Tn] (computing 计) transfer (data or a program) from a storage medium into the memory of a computer 装入, 写入, 寄存（数据或程序）.
5 (idm 习语) load the dice (against sb) (usu passive 通常用于被动语态) put sb at a disadvantage 使某人处不利地位
*Having lost both his parents when he was a child he always felt that the dice were loaded against him. 他因自小失去双亲, 总觉得处处受人欺负.

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