unload

verb
🔊/ˌʌnˈləʊd/
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they unload
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he / she / it unloads
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past simple unloaded
🔊/ˌʌnˈləʊdɪd/
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past participle unloaded
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-ing form unloading
🔊/ˌʌnˈləʊdɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] to remove things from a vehicle or ship after it has taken them somewhere(从车、船上)卸,取下
    • unload something from something Everyone helped to unload the luggage from the car.大家都帮着从汽车上卸行李。🔊🔊
    • unload (something) This isn't a suitable place to unload the van.这个地方不适宜卸车。🔊🔊
    • The truck driver was waiting to unload.卡车司机在等着卸货。🔊🔊
    opposite loadTopics Transport by waterb2
  2. [transitive] unload something to remove the contents of something after you have finished using it拆掉,退出,取出(子弹或胶卷等)
    • Each time a gun is laid down it must first be broken and unloaded.每次把枪放回去时,都必须先把枪膛打开,退出子弹。
    opposite load
  3. [transitive] unload something/somebody (on/onto somebody) (informal) to pass the responsibility for somebody/something to somebody else; to tell somebody about your problems and worries推卸(责任);甩掉(包袱)
    • It's his problem, not something he should unload onto you.那是他的事,他不该把问题甩给你。🔊🔊
  4. [transitive] unload something (on/onto somebody/something) (informal) to get rid of or sell something, especially something illegal or of bad quality脱手,卖掉(尤指非法物品或次品)
    • They want to unload their shares at the right price.他们想在价格合适的时候卖掉股票。🔊🔊