- a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried重负; 负载, 负荷：
in addition to their own food, they must carry a load of up to eighty pounds.
除了自己的食物以外, 他们还必须扛80磅重的东西。
- the total number or amount that can be carried in something, especially a vehicle of a specified type（车辆的）最大装载量：
a lorry load of soldiers.
一卡车的兵。
- a quantity of items washed or to be washed in a washing machine or dishwasher at one time桶, 缸（洗衣机、洗碗机洗一次的量）：
I do at least six loads of washing a week.
我每周至少洗六桶衣服。
- the material carried along by a stream, glacier, ocean current, etc.（河流、冰川或洋流的）挟带杂物。
- a weight or source of pressure borne by someone or something压力, 负荷：
the increased load on the heart caused by a raised arterial pressure
动脉压力增大造成的心脏负荷加重
the arch has hollow spandrels to lighten the load on the foundations.
拱门上有中空拱肩, 以减轻地基的负荷。
- a burden of responsibility, worry, or grief（责任、担忧或悲痛带来的）压力：
consumers will find it difficult to service their heavy load of debt.
消费者会觉得难以承受沉重的债务所带来的负担。
- the amount of work to be done by a person or machine（人、机器的）工作量：
Arthur has a light teaching load.
亚瑟的教学工作量不大。
a load of
informal a lot of (often used to express one's disapproval or dislike of something)〈非正式〉［常用以表示厌恶或不同意］一大堆, 大量：she was talking a load of rubbish.
她满口都是废话。
a load/loads
informal plenty〈非正式〉许多：she spends loads of money on clothes
她在买衣服上花了很多钱
there's loads to see here, even when it rains.
即使下雨, 这里也有很多值得一看的东西。
- the amount of power supplied by a source; the resistance of moving parts to be overcome by a motor动力; （发动机必须克服的）活动部件阻力。
- the amount of electricity supplied by a generating system at any given time（特定时刻的）供电量。
- Electronics an impedance or circuit that receives or develops the output of a transistor or other device【电子】负载。
- put a load or large amount of something on or in (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)向（汽车, 船, 集装箱）装货：
they go to Calais to load up their transit vans with cheap beer.
他们到加莱把运货车装满廉价啤酒。
- with obj. and adverbial（常作be loaded）place (a load or large quantity of something) on or in a vehicle, ship, container, etc.把…装入车船（或集装箱等）：
stolen property from a burglary was loaded into a taxi.
赃物被装进了一辆出租车。
- no obj . (of a ship or vehicle) take on a load（船, 车）装货：
when we came to the quay the ship was still loading.
我们到达渡口的时候, 船还在装货。
- no obj.
load up on
informal take, buy, or consume a large amount of大量拿取; 大量购买; 大量消耗： I just went down to the store and loaded up on beer.
我刚去商店买了许多啤酒。
- make (someone or something) carry or hold a large or excessive amount of heavy things使负载（大量或过量东西）：
Elaine was loaded down with bags full of shopping.
伊莱恩被买来的一包包东西压得几乎要垮了。
load someone/thing with
figurative supply someone or something in overwhelming abundance or to excess with〈喻〉大量给予：the King and Queen loaded Columbus with wealth and honours.
国王和王后赐予哥伦布大量的财富和荣耀。
load someone with
figurative burden someone with (worries, responsibilities, etc.)〈喻〉让人饱受（忧虑或责任）之苦。
- （常作be loaded）bias towards a particular outcome有…的偏向：
the odds were loaded against them before the match.
比赛之前, 形势对他们颇为不利。
- charge (a firearm) with ammunition给（枪炮）装弹药。
- insert (something) into a device so that it will operate把…装入某装置以使其运转：
load the cassette into the camcorder.
把盒式磁带装到摄录机里。
- insert something into (a device) so that it can be operated为（装置）装入某物以使其运转。
- Computing transfer (a program or data) into memory, or into the central processor from storage【计算机】将（程序, 数据）加载至内存（或从存储器加载至中央处理器）。
- Computing transfer programs into (a computer memory or processor)【计算机】为（存储器, 处理器）加载程序。
- add an extra charge to (an insurance premium) to take account of a factor that increases the risk（因风险加大而）提高（保险费）。
get a load of
- informal used to draw attention to someone or something〈非正式〉［用以引起注意］瞧瞧：
get a load of what we've just done.
瞧瞧我们刚才做的。
get（或have）a load on
- informal, chiefly N. Amer.become drunk〈非正式, 主北美〉喝醉。
load the bases
- Baseball have base-runners on all three bases【棒球】满垒。
load the dice against/in favour of someone
- put someone at a disadvantage or advantage使某人处于不利地位（或有利地位）; 使某人交噩运（或交好运）。
take a（或the）load off one's feet
- sit or lie down歇腿, 歇脚; 坐下, 躺下; 休息。
take a load off someone's mind
- bring someone relief from anxiety卸下心中的包袱。
under load
- subject to a mechanical or electrical load承受机械（或电力）负荷。