overloaded
overloaded — 形容詞
1. carrying, containing, or dealing with more than can be handled safely or comfort
負荷過重
承受的量多到難以應付
carrying, containing, or dealing with more than can be handled safely or comfortably.
By noon, our inbox was overloaded with ticket requests from parents.
到了中午，我們的收件匣就因家長的購票要求而負荷過重。
be overloaded with + noun
The overloaded cart tipped sideways on the gravel path.
那台負荷過重的手推車在碎石路上往旁邊翻倒了。
adjective before noun
After three extra projects, Leo felt overloaded and stopped answering messages.
多了三個額外專案後，Leo 覺得自己負荷過重，連訊息都不想回了。
The overloaded menu full of options took ages to read.
那份選項太多的選單讓人讀起來很費時間。
- overburdened
stresses pressure or responsibility more than physical weight
- overfilled
focuses on a container or space being too full
- swamped
more informal and usually used for work or messages
- manageable
small enough to deal with without strain
- light
carrying or containing little weight or pressure
文法句型
be overloaded with + noun
overloaded + noun
用法筆記
Common after be and often followed by with + the thing that is excessive. Distinguish from verb sense 2, which describes causing that heavy burden.
overloaded — 動詞
1. to put so many things or so much weight onto something, or inside it, that it ca
裝太滿
把東西裝到過重或過滿
to put so many things or so much weight onto something, or inside it, that it cannot safely hold them.
The crew overloaded the van with boxes of winter coats.
工作人員把廂型車裝太滿，塞進了一箱箱冬衣。
overload + vehicle + with + things
Brian overloaded his backpack before the long walk to school.
Brian 在走很長一段路去學校前，把背包裝得太滿了。
Tourists overloaded the small boat with coolers and beach chairs.
遊客把小船裝太滿，放進了冰桶和海灘椅。
Do not overload the shelf, or the screws may pull out.
別把架子裝太滿，不然螺絲可能會被拉鬆。
- overfill
focuses on putting too much inside, especially a container
- weigh down
emphasizes the heaviness created by the load
- pile onto
more informal and stresses adding one thing after another
文法句型
overload + vehicle/container + with + things
overload + shelf/boat/truck
用法筆記
Usually takes a physical object such as a vehicle, container, or shelf. Distinguish from verb sense 2, which is about giving too much work, information, or other material.
2. to give a person, system, or thing more work, information, or other material tha
塞太多
給人或東西加上過多內容
to give a person, system, or thing more work, information, or other material than it can manage well.
The teacher overloaded the class with five chapters of homework.
老師給全班塞太多作業，一次就是五章。
overload + people + with + work
Do not overload new staff with rules on their first day.
別在新人第一天就塞太多規定給他們。
The app overloaded users with alerts every time a file changed.
那個 app 每次檔案一變動就跳提醒，給使用者塞太多通知。
Amira overloaded the soup with salt and had to start again.
Amira 在湯裡加太多鹽，只好重新煮一鍋。
- overburden
stresses the strain created by too much duty or pressure
- swamp
more informal and suggests a flood of tasks or messages
- inundate
often used for very large amounts arriving quickly
文法句型
overload + person/system + with + work or information
overload + food + with + ingredient
用法筆記
Often takes people, systems, or food as the object and names the excess after with. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which focuses on weight or packed objects.
3. to make an electrical circuit or device carry more power than it is designed for
使過載
讓電路或設備承受過大電流
to make an electrical circuit or device carry more power than it is designed for.
Plugging in both heaters overloaded the kitchen circuit.
同時插上兩台暖氣機，使廚房電路過載了。
overload + circuit
The storm overloaded the old transformer near our building.
暴風雨使我們大樓附近那台老舊變壓器過載。
Too many stage lights overloaded the outlet behind the curtain.
太多舞台燈讓布幕後方的插座過載了。
Niran overloaded the battery charger by running four fans from it.
Niran 讓四台風扇一起接在充電器上，使那個充電器過載。
文法句型
overload + circuit/outlet/transformer
overload + device + by + running too many things from it
用法筆記
Object is usually a circuit, outlet, transformer, or similar device. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which is about physical weight rather than electric power.
overloaded — 名詞
1. a load or amount that is greater than a person, machine, or system can handle.
過載
超出可承受範圍的負荷
a load or amount that is greater than a person, machine, or system can handle.
The old elevator shut down under the morning overload of parcels.
那台老電梯因為早上的包裹過載而停了下來。
overload of + noun
After the sale began, the website crashed from traffic overload.
特賣一開始，網站就因流量過載而當機。
traffic overload
The nurse took a short break to recover from information overload.
那位護理師短暫休息了一下，好從資訊過載中緩過來。
A sudden overload of wet clothes made the washer stop spinning.
一大堆濕衣服造成過載，讓洗衣機停止脫水。
文法句型
traffic overload
information overload
overload of + items
用法筆記
Often refers to weight, traffic, messages, or facts arriving in a quantity that causes trouble. Distinguish from adjective sense 1, which describes the thing carrying that burden.