In young people’s party talk, to preload is to drink alcohol at home — or somewhere cheap — before you go out to a bar or club. It is another word for pregaming. The idea is usually to get a bit drunk without paying bar prices.

In young people's party talk在年輕人開趴的說法裡 to preload is to drink alcohol at home — or somewhere cheappreload是指在家裡，或是在比較便宜的地方先喝酒 before you go out to a bar or club然後才出門去酒吧或夜店 It is another word for pregaming這跟pregaming是同一個意思 The idea is usually to get a bit drunk主要目的通常是先喝到有點醉 without paying bar prices這樣就不用付酒吧的高價

It is informal, slightly cheeky, and mostly a youth word: you would not use it in class, at work, or with someone’s grandparents.

It is informal, slightly cheeky, and mostly a youth word這是口語、有點調皮，主要是年輕人在用的字 you would not use it in class, at work, or with someone's grandparents在課堂上、工作場合，或是跟長輩講話時不會用

Though actually, preload has a much more common life in computers and engineering, where it means to load something in advance. This drinking sense simply borrowed the same shape.

Though actually不過其實 preload has a much more common life in computers and engineeringpreload在電腦和工程領域用得更普遍 where it means to load something in advance意思是「事先載入」 This drinking sense simply borrowed the same shape喝酒的這個意思只是借用了同一個字的外形

As a noun, a preload can mean those drinks you have before you leave.

As a noun當名詞用的時候 a preload can mean those drinks you have before you leavepreload可以指你出門前先喝的那些酒