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overload

🇬🇧 UK/.әuvә'lәud/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To load or burden excessively; to supply too much power to a circuit; to define multiple functions with the same name for different contexts.

使超载;使过载;(编程)重载

n.

An excessive load or burden beyond normal capacity.

超载,过载,负荷过重

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
overexcessively, above
+
loadcargo, burden, to put cargo on
=overload

Common Collocations

  • 1.overload the circuit使电路超载
  • 2.information overload信息过载

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The electrical circuit breaker prevents overload during power surges.

  • 2.

    The student complained about information overload while studying multiple subjects.

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