overload

verb
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈləʊd/
[often passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overload
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈləʊd/
he / she / it overloads
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdz/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdz/
past simple overloaded
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdɪd/
past participle overloaded
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪd/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdɪd/
-ing form overloading
🔊/ˌəʊvəˈləʊdɪŋ/
🔊/ˌəʊvərˈləʊdɪŋ/
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  1. overload something to put too great a load on something使超载;使负荷过重
    • an overloaded truck一辆超载的卡车
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be heavily overloaded
    • be seriously overloaded
    See full entry
  2. overload somebody (with something) to give somebody too much of something使…负担过重
    • 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信息。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be heavily overloaded
    • be seriously overloaded
    See full entry
  3. overload something 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
    • The lights went out because the system was overloaded.由于线路过载,电灯灭了。
    Topics Computersc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be heavily overloaded
    • be seriously overloaded
    See full entry

overload

noun
🔊/ˈəʊvələʊd/
🔊/ˈəʊvərləʊd/
[uncountable, singular]
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  1. too much of something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。🔊🔊
    • An electrical overload caused the fuse to blow.用电超负荷导致保险丝熔断。
    Topics Computersc1