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an overload of sth
overload 作可数名词时，常与 of 连用，表示超出承受能力的数量或负担。
An overload of work left her exhausted.
过重的工作负担让她精疲力竭。
过载；过重的负担
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过载；过重的负担
An excessive load or burden.
An overload of work left her exhausted.
过重的工作负担让她精疲力竭。
过载；超负荷
An excessive load.
超过可用电力的电负荷
an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
由此负载造成的损坏或中断
The damage done, or the outage caused, by such a load.
过重的负担
an excessive burden
The circuit breaker tripped due to an electrical overload.
由于电力过载，断路器跳闸了。
She felt a mental overload from juggling too many tasks at once.
同时处理太多任务让她感到精神负担过重。
The server experienced an overload and crashed during peak hours.
服务器在高峰时段遭遇过载并崩溃了。
overload 作可数名词时，常与 of 连用，表示超出承受能力的数量或负担。
An overload of work left her exhausted.
过重的工作负担让她精疲力竭。
在电力语境中，overload 常与 cause、trigger 等动词搭配，指电路或设备负荷过大。
Using too many electrical appliances at once can cause an overload.
同时使用太多电器可能会导致过载。
表示系统或人处于超负荷状态，常用于技术或日常语境。
The system is under overload and may crash.
系统处于过载状态，可能会崩溃。
Not this
The circuit has too many overload.
Use this
The circuit has too many overloads.
overload 是可数名词，前面有 too many 时需要用复数形式 overloads；中文“太多过载”没有复数变化，容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
The information's overload made me confused.
Use this
The overload of information made me confused.
表达“信息的过载”时，英语习惯用 an overload of information 这种 of 结构，而不是名词所有格 information's overload；中文的“的”结构直译成 's 在此不自然。
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信息过载
In the digital age, many people suffer from information overload.
在数字时代，许多人承受着信息过载。
感官过载
The bright lights and loud music caused sensory overload.
明亮的灯光和嘈杂的音乐导致了感官过载。
工作负担过重
She quit her job because of work overload.
她因工作负担过重而辞职。
电力过载
An electrical overload caused the power outage.
电力过载导致了停电。
过载保护
This device has overload protection to prevent damage.
这个设备有过载保护，以防止损坏。
认知过载
Too many tasks at once can lead to cognitive overload.
同时处理太多任务会导致认知过载。
信息过载
Many students experience information overload when preparing for exams.
许多学生在备考时会经历信息过载。
感官超载
The bright lights and loud noises at the festival caused sensory overload.
节日上明亮的灯光和巨大的噪音导致了感官超载。
工作负担过重
Working overtime every day led to work overload and burnout.
每天加班导致工作负担过重和倦怠。
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助记：over（超过）+ load（负载）→ 负载超过上限，像插座插满电器导致过载跳闸。
语域：mixed 常见场景：工作与学习负担、电力与设备使用 作名词时，overload 通常指“过重的负担”，也常表示电力或设备“过载”。日常多用于谈论信息、工作等压力；在技术说明或正式语境中比较常见于电路超负荷、车辆超载等具体含义。使用时应根据搭配和场合判断。
作为可数名词，常与of连用表示‘…的过载’。
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