unload
/ˌʌnˈləʊd/verb
with obj.
1
- remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)从(车船等)卸下货物:
she hadn't finished unloading the car.
她还没有把车上的东西卸完。
1.1
- no obj.(of a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) have goods removed(车船等)卸货:
the street was jammed with vans unloading.
正在卸货的货车堵住了街道。
1.2
- informal get rid of (something unwanted)〈非正式〉摆脱(无用之物):
he had unloaded his depreciating stock on his unsuspecting wife.
他将贬值股票像卸包袱那样转给了毫无觉察的妻子。
1.3
- chiefly US give expression to (oppressive thoughts or feelings)〈主美〉倾诉, 吐露(思想, 感情):
the meeting had been a chance for her to unload some of her feelings about her son.
这次见面为她提供了倾诉对儿子看法的机会。
2
- remove (ammunition) from a gun or (film) from a camera退出(子弹、胶卷等)。
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