loadBrE /ləʊd/ NAmE /loʊd/► SEE ALLget a load of thisa load of (old) rubbish, nonsense, etc.a few, two, etc. bricks short of a load(take) a load/weight off sb’s mind ●get a load of ˈthis (spoken) used to tell sb to look at or listen to sb/sth仔细看；认真听◆Get a load of this. They want to build a new road right across here. 听着，他们想修一条穿过这里的公路。●a load of (old) ˈrubbish, ˈnonsense, etc. (informal) nonsense; worthless胡说八道；一派胡言◆Don’t bother to watch that film. It’s a load of old rubbish. 别去看那部电影，简直是垃圾。●a few, two, etc. ˌbricks short of a ˈload ( a few, two, etc. ˌsandwiches short of a ˈpicnic) (informal) (of a person人) not very intelligent; slightly crazy愚蠢；不很聪明◆If you ask me, I think he must be one or two sandwiches short of a picnic!要我说，我觉得他脑子肯定缺根弦！OPPall thereNOTE The structure a few, two, etc.…short of a(n)… is often used to make new idioms, for example a few cards short of a deck, a few letters short of an alphabet. * a few, two, etc....short of a(n)... 这个结构常可用于构成新的习语，如 a few cards short of a deck 和 a few letters short of an alphabet。●(take) a load/weight off sb’s mindgreat relief, because a problem has been solved（使人感到）如释重负；（使人）心里一块石头落地◆Selling the house was an enormous weight off my mind.房子脱手了，我倍感轻松。◆‘I’ve finished all my essays.’ ‘I bet that’s a load off your mind.’“我把论文全写完了。”“我敢说你现在是一身轻松。”◆It took a load off my mind when the doctor said I was free from infection.医生说我未受到感染，我心里的一块石头落了地。