lade

/ˈlād/ (ame, mw)

lade — 動詞

  • ladepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • lades3rd person singular
  • lading-ing form
  • ladedpast simple
  • ladenpast participle

1. to put goods, especially heavy ones, into a ship or other vehicle so it can carr

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

裝載；裝船

把貨物搬上船或運輸工具

to put goods, especially heavy ones, into a ship or other vehicle so it can carry them somewhere

例句

Dockworkers laded the merchant ship with sacks of coffee before dawn.

天亮前，碼頭工人把一袋袋咖啡裝載到那艘商船上。

lade + ship + with + cargo

By sunset the freighter had been laded with timber bound for Rotterdam.

到了傍晚，這艘貨輪已經裝載了要運往鹿特丹的木材。

passive: be laded with [cargo]

同義詞
  • load

    everyday equivalent; works for any vehicle, not just ships

  • freight

    focuses on commercial cargo, often by ship or rail

反義詞
  • unload

    remove goods from a vehicle

文法句型

lade + object (cargo/ship)

be laden with + object

用法筆記

Archaic or literary. Modern English uses 'load' for this meaning; 'lade' survives mostly in nautical or formal writing. The past participle 'laden' is much more common than the bare verb.

常見錯誤

❌They laded the truck for the trip.
✅They loaded the truck for the trip.
💡'lade' sounds wrong for road vehicles in everyday English; use 'load'.

2. to place a heavy weight, often a worry or duty, on someone so it presses down on

2.動詞及物C2
釋義

使背負；壓擔

讓某人承擔沉重的負擔或憂愁

to place a heavy weight, often a worry or duty, on someone so it presses down on them

例句

Years of debt had laden Rodrigo with worries he could not share.

多年的債務讓 Rodrigo 背負著無法跟別人訴說的憂慮。

be laden with + abstract burden (worries)

Christopher arrived at the new branch laded with duties his old team had never warned him about.

Christopher 到任新分部時，被壓上一堆舊團隊從沒提醒過他的職責。

passive: be laded with [responsibilities]

同義詞
  • burden

    modern everyday equivalent; same passive pattern ('burdened with')

  • weigh down

    more visual; can describe physical or emotional weight

  • oppress

    stronger; suggests the weight feels unjust or crushing

反義詞
  • relieve

    take a burden away from someone

文法句型

be laden with + abstract noun

lade + person + with + burden

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is almost always passive ('laden with grief/debt/responsibility') and the burden is abstract or oppressive, not physical cargo. Frequently appears as the adjective-like participle 'laden'.

3. to lift liquid out of a pot or other container using a deep spoon or cupped hand

3.動詞及物C2
釋義

舀取；舀出

用湯匙或手把液體從容器舀起

to lift liquid out of a pot or other container using a deep spoon or cupped hand, especially to move it somewhere

例句

Cyrus laded the hot broth from the pot into small clay bowls.

Cyrus 把熱湯從鍋裡舀進一個個小陶碗中。

lade + liquid + from + source + into + container

Anjali laded water from the stream with a hollowed gourd to cool her hands.

Anjali 用挖空的葫蘆從溪裡舀水，讓雙手涼快一下。

lade + liquid + from + source

同義詞
  • ladle

    the standard modern verb; same meaning, no archaic feel

  • scoop

    more general; works for liquids and solids like flour or ice cream

  • dip

    smaller action; usually lifts just a small amount

文法句型

lade + liquid + out of/from + container

lade + liquid + into + container

用法筆記

Modern English overwhelmingly prefers 'ladle' for this action. 'Lade' as a scooping verb is mostly literary or dialectal; you will see it more often in older texts than in spoken English.

常見錯誤

❌She laded the soup with a spoon.
✅She ladled the soup with a spoon.
💡'ladle' is the standard modern verb; 'lade' for scooping sounds archaic.