1. 装载；装满
    If you load a vehicle or a container, you put a large quantity of things into it.

    e.g. The three men seemed to have finished loading the truck...
           这3名男子似乎已把东西往卡车上装载完毕。
    e.g. Mr. Dambar had loaded his plate with lasagne...
           丹巴尔先生盛了一大盘千层面。

2. 负载；重荷
    A load is something, usually a large quantity or heavy object, which is being carried.

    e.g. He drove by with a big load of hay...
           他载着一大车干草驶过。
    e.g. He was carrying a very heavy load.
           他身上背着沉甸甸的东西。

3. 一批待洗的衣物
    A load is a quantity of clothes or sheets which need washing and which are washed together in a washing machine.

    e.g. I put another load in the washing machine.
           我把另一堆衣服放进洗衣机。

4. 很多；大量
    If you refer to a load of people or things or loads of them, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of them.

    e.g. I've got loads of money...
           我有大把的钱。
    e.g. His people came up with a load of embarrassing information...
           他的部下亮出一大堆令人尴尬的资料来。

5. 给（枪、炮等）装填弹药
    When someone loads a weapon such as a gun, they put a bullet or missile in it so that it is ready to use.

    e.g. I knew how to load and handle a gun...
           我知道怎么上子弹，也知道枪怎么用。
    e.g. He carried a loaded gun...
           他带了一把子弹上膛的枪。

6. 把（胶卷、磁带等）装入；将（数据）载入
    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.

    e.g. A photographer from the newspaper was loading his camera with film...
           那家报纸的一名摄影师正往相机里装胶卷。
    e.g. A technician loads a video tape into one of the machines...
           一名技师把一盒录影带装进其中一台机器。

7. 工作量
    You can refer to the amount of work you have to do as a load .

    e.g. She's taking some of the load off the secretaries.
           她在给秘书们减轻一些工作量。

8. （尤指电网或计算机的）负荷
    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.

    e.g. An efficient bulb may lighten the load of power stations...
           一个节能灯泡也许就能减轻发电站的负荷。
    e.g. Several processors can share the load of handling data in a single program.
           几个处理器可共同分担处理一个程序数据的负荷。

9. 荷载；压力；负担
    The load on something is the amount of weight that is pressing down on it or the amount of strain that it is under.

    e.g. Some of these chairs have flattened feet which spread the load on the ground...
           这些椅子中有的是平脚的，这样可分散地面所受的压力。
    e.g. High blood pressure imposes an extra load on the heart.
           高血压会给心脏增加额外的负担。

10. see also: loaded
      a load off your mind -> see mind

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