load/ləʊd/

n C

1. 担子，负载；装载的东西

• bear a heavy load on one's shoulders 肩负重担

• The truck was carrying an enormous load. 卡车运载着重货。

2. (车辆等的)载重量，装载量

• a lorry load of bricks 一卡车砖

• two trucks' load of coal 两卡车煤

3. (思想上的)负担，压力

• a load of care 重重忧虑

• a load of responsibility 重任

• The load upon her mind grew lighter. 她心中的负担减轻了。

4. (电的)负荷；(发电机的)发电量

5. 工作量

• the normal teaching load 正常的教学工作量

• work load 工作量

6. 复 大量，许多

• loads of money 大量金钱

• have loads of friends 有很多朋友

词组get a load of 注意，仔细地听(或看)

• Get a load of this: I got a promotion. 听着，我升职了。

• Get a load of that beautiful house. 看那座漂亮的房子。

take a load off one's feet 坐下休息

• Sit down and take a load off your feet. 坐下休息一下吧。

take a load from(或off) sb.'s mind(或shoulder) 使某人不再担忧

• It took a load from his mind to know that the work would be finished. 得知工作快要完成，他不再担心了。