English主要词典
overload
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb [VN] [oftenpassive]
1 to put too great a load on sth:
an overloaded truck
2 ~ sb (with sth) to give sb too much of sth:
He's overloaded with responsibilities. * Don't overload the students with information.
3 to put too great a demand on a computer, an electrical system, etc. causing it to fail:
The lights went out because the system was overloaded.
noun [U,sing.] too much of sth:
In these days of technological change we all suffer from information overload. * An electrical overload caused the fuse to blow.
