workloads
workloads — 名詞
- workloadssingular
- workloadsesplural
1. the total quantity of tasks or projects assigned to a person, a team, or a machi
工作量
特定時間內需完成的工作總量
the total quantity of tasks or projects assigned to a person, a team, or a machine over a set period, or the level of effort required to finish them
Aoi's workload doubled when two of her colleagues left the company.
Aoi 的兩位同事離職後，她的工作量增加了一倍。
workload + doubled (change in amount)
The new software helped reduce the team's workload by automating routine tasks.
這套新軟體將例行工作自動化，減輕了團隊的工作量。
reduce + workload
Quan found it hard to manage his heavy workload and meet every deadline.
Quan 覺得很難應付繁重的工作量，還要趕上每個截止期限。
Doctors in the emergency room often face a very heavy workload during holidays.
急診室的醫師在假期期間往往工作量特別大。
The company hired extra staff to lighten the workload on existing employees.
公司增聘了人員來減輕現有員工的工作量。
- volume of work
more formal, emphasises the sheer amount rather than the assignment
- task load
more technical; used in workplace studies and productivity analysis
用法筆記
Although workload has a regular plural form (workloads), it is most often used as an uncountable or singular noun. Rather than saying 'many workloads,' native speakers typically say 'a heavy workload,' 'a light workload,' or 'too much workload.'