overload
英 [əʊvə'ləʊd]
美 [,ovɚ'lod]
IELTS TOEFL CET6
1. over- "too much, above normal" + load.
- overload (v.)
- 1550s, "to place too great a burden on," from over- + load (v.). Intransitive sense from 1961. Related: Overloaded; overloading. The noun is attested from 1640s; of electrical current, from 1904. Middle English had overlade (v.) in this sense.
- 1. There is an internal circuit breaker to protect the instrument from overload.
- 内置有断路器，防止设备过载。
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- 2. Never overload an electrical socket.
- 千万不要使电源插座过载。
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- 3. 57 per cent complained of work overload.
- 57%的人抱怨工作负担过重。
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- 4. The greatest danger is that we simply create information overload for our executives.
- 最大的危险在于我们给了主管过多的信息，超出了他们能够处理的极限。
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- 5. Don't overload your lecture with details that do not bear on the topic under discussion.
- 讲课时不要过多地谈与本题无关的细节.
来自《简明英汉词典》
