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workload

UK/'wә:klәud/US
IELTSTOEFLC1

Definitions

n.

The amount of work a person or machine has to do

工作量;负荷

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
workto make, fashion, labor
+
loadcargo, burden, to put cargo on
=workload

work + load = the 'load' (amount) of work to carry. The most abstract load compound: tasks treated as weight (a heavy workload).

Root load still carries 5 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.heavy workload繁重的工作量
  • 2.manageable workload可控的工作量
  • 3.balance the workload平衡工作量
  • 4.increasing workload不断增加的工作量

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new project doubled my workload.

  • 2.

    Managers should balance the team's workload fairly.

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