ADJECTIVE | VERB + LOAD | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤heavy, light繁重的/輕鬆的工作量◇He has a heavy teaching load this year.他今年的教學任務很重。➤full滿負荷◇The plane took off with a full load.飛機起飛時是滿負荷的。➤maximum, peak (NAmE) 最大負荷◇Maximum load, including passengers, is 800 pounds.包括乘客在內的最大負荷為 800 磅。◇a peak load of about 11.5 GW約 1,150 萬千瓦的最大負荷➤high高負荷◇Many companies are burdened by high debt loads.許多公司因債台高築而不堪重負。VERB + LOAD➤bear, carry, shoulder承受負荷;承擔任務➤haul搬運大量⋯◇They haul loads of produce to market.他們把大量的農產品運送到市場。➤handle處理裝載量◇The airline simply couldn't handle the passenger load.航空公司根本無法應付這麼大的客流。➤lessen, lighten, reduce, share, spread減輕負擔;分擔任務◇We're trying to spread the load by employing more staff.我們想通過雇用更多的員工來分擔任務。➤drop, dump, shed (BrE) 掉落貨物◇A lorry has shed its load on the A77 near Ballantrae.一輛卡車在巴倫特雷附近的 A77 號公路上掉落了貨物。PREPOSITION➤under its, etc. load在⋯的重壓之下◇The table creaked under its heavy load.桌子不堪重負而咯吱作響。