Definition

1. Adjective / Verb (used as adjective):

   • Overloaded: Exceeding the safe or designed capacity of a system, vehicle, or structure. This is the most common and direct translation.
   • Overburdened: Stressed beyond normal limits, often used for systems, networks, or abstract concepts like schedules.

2. Technical Usage:

   • Overloaded (Electrical): Carrying an excessive electrical current.
   • Overloaded (Structural/Mechanical): Subjected to a load greater than its intended design limit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Đường dây điện này bị quá tải. (This power line is overloaded.)
  • Hệ thống máy chủ đang quá tải. (The server system is overloaded.)
  • Chiếc xe tải đó rõ ràng là quá tải. (That truck is clearly overloaded.)

• Verb (Past Participle):

  • Các phòng khám đã bị quá tải bệnh nhân. (The clinics have been overloaded with patients.)
  • Lịch làm việc của tôi bị quá tải. (My work schedule is overloaded.)

Advanced Usage

• "Quá tải thông tin": Information overload.

  • Tôi cảm thấy quá tải thông tin từ mạng xã hội. (I feel information overload from social media.)

• "Quá tải giao thông": Traffic overload/congestion.

  • Cầu này thường xuyên quá tải giao thông vào giờ cao điểm. (This bridge often has traffic overload during rush hour.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự quá tải (n): The state of being overloaded; overload.

  • Sự quá tải của hệ thống gây ra sự cố. (The overload of the system caused a failure.)

• Làm quá tải (v): To overload (something).

  • Đừng làm quá tải ổ cứng. (Don't overload the hard drive.)

Synonyms

• Overloaded: Burdened with too much weight or demand.
• Overburdened: Loaded with too great a burden.
• Overcapacity: Operating beyond normal capacity.
• Strained: Stretched to the limit.

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Quá tải trọng: Specifically refers to exceeding weight capacity, often for vehicles.

  • Xe bị phạt vì quá tải trọng. (The vehicle was fined for being overweight/overloaded.)

• Nạn quá tải: The problem or scourge of overloading.

  • Nạn quá tải ở các bệnh viện công. (The overload problem in public hospitals.)

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