loads
A load is something, usually a large quantity or heavy object, which is being carried.
He drove by with a big load of hay.
他开着装满干草的车过去了。
You can refer to the amount of work you have to do as a load.
She's taking some of the load off the secretaries.
她正给秘书们减少一些工作量。
The load of a system or piece of equipment, especially a system supplying electricity or a computer, is the extent to which it is being used at a particular time.
An efficient bulb may lighten the load of power stations.
节能灯可减轻发电站的负荷。
The load on something is the amount of weight that is pressing down on it or the amount of strain that it is under.
Some of these chairs have flattened feet which spread the load on the ground.
这些椅子中有些是平脚的,这样可分散地面所受的压力。
load down
If you load someone down with things, especially heavy things, you give them a large number of them or put a large number of them on them.
She loaded me down with around a dozen cassettes.
她塞给我十几盒磁带。
They had come up from London loaded down with six suitcases.
他们从伦敦过来,拖着六个手提箱。
load up
Load up means the same as load.
I've just loaded my lorry up.
我刚刚装完我的卡车。
The giggling couple loaded up their red sports car and drove off.
这对笑哈哈的夫妇装好他们的红色跑车,开走了。
If you refer to a load of people or things or loads of them, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of them.
I've got loads of money.
我有很多钱。
a load of kids.
许多小孩。
loads , loading , loaded
If you load a vehicle or a container, you put a large quantity of things into it.
The three men seemed to have finished loading the truck.
这三个人好像已经往那辆卡车上装完了货。
Mr Dambar had loaded his plate with lasagne.
丹巴先生已经往他的盘子里盛了很多意大利千层面。
When someone loads a weapon such as a gun, they put a bullet or missile in it so that it is ready to use.
I knew how to load and handle a gun.
我知道怎么装子弹和使用枪支。
He carried a loaded gun.
他带着一支装了子弹的枪。
To load a camera or other piece of equipment means to put film, tape, or data into it so that it is ready to use.
A photographer from the newspaper was loading his camera with film.
那家报社的一位摄影师正在给他的相机装胶卷。