把貨卸下來（字面）
這一群就是核心畫面本身：真的有貨、真的搬下車或下船。
unload goods · verb · C1
To take goods, bags, or other things off a truck, ship, plane, or similar vehicle, so they are no longer on it.
卸下
核心畫面
Something is carrying a load, and you take the load off it — the truck, the ship, your arms are now empty and free of the weight.
有個東西身上「載著」重量——卡車滿滿一車貨、船艙塞滿箱子、你雙手抱著一堆東西——而 unload 就是把那個重量一件…更多收起
有個東西身上「載著」重量——卡車滿滿一車貨、船艙塞滿箱子、你雙手抱著一堆東西——而 unload 就是把那個重量一件一件搬下來，讓載具回到空的、輕的狀態。un- 是「解除」，load 是「載的東西」，合起來就是「把載的解掉」。所以這個字的重心其實有兩頭：東西離開了，而載它的那一方鬆了一口氣。英文很多用法都是從「鬆了一口氣」那一頭長出來的。Four branches
把麻煩推出去
從實體的貨變成心理上的「負擔」：貨還是離開了你，但這次離開的不是卡車，是你自己。
sell off quickly · verb · C1
To sell something quickly because you want to be free of it — it may be poor in quality, unwanted, or something you should not keep.
拋售
把情緒倒出來
把載的重量從實體移到心裡：情緒也是一種壓在身上的東西，講出來就等於卸下來。
vent strong feelings · verb · C1
To tell someone your strong feelings, especially anger, when you are very upset.
發洩
把裝進去的東西取出來
這一支跟核心共用 load 這個字，但 load 的意思從「載貨」變成「裝填」，所以放在一起會有點勉強，單獨看比較清楚。
unload a gun · verb · C1
To take the bullets out of a gun so that it is empty.
卸彈
原始詞典資料12 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
unloadverb/ʌnˈləʊd/
- 1
To remove the load or cargo from (a vehicle, etc.).
- to unload a ship
- to unload a camel
- 2
To remove (the load or cargo) from a vehicle, etc.
- to unload bales of hay from a truck
- 3
To deposit one's load or cargo.
- Some stations have collection vehicles unload on the floor, using a front loader to push material into the hopper.
- 4
To give vent to or express; to unburden oneself of.
- to unload on someone
- […] who bowled with such fury that he needed beer to give him something to sweat out, and who unloaded his emotions in words as hard as his bowling.
- 5
computingengineeringmathematicsTo remove (something previously loaded) from memory.
- When you unload a DLL, the memory and other system resources it is using will become available for use by other applications.
- 6
To discharge, pour, or expel.
- 7
To get rid of or dispose of.
- 8
To sell or dispose of (something) with the intent to deceive; to attempt to pass off a counterfeit or inferior product as genuine.
- Practically everything I possess was left to me by an American cousin, on the condition that I took the name of Carrados. He made his fortune by an ingenious conspiracy of doctoring the crop reports and unloading favourably in consequence.
另外 4 個記錄的用法
- 9
aeronauticsaerospaceaviationTo reduce the vertical load factor on (an airplane's wing or other lifting surface), typically by pitching downwards toward the ground to decrease angle of attack and reduce the amount of lift generated.
- Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from the upset. The article described the nose-down upset recovery technique as follows: "Reduce angle of attack. This unloads the wing, allows the airplane to accelerate, which reduces rudder deflection and improves lateral control ability. […]"
- 10
To deliver forcefully.
- 11
slangTo ejaculate, particularly within an orifice.
- 12
To remove the charge from; to discharge.
- He unloaded his revolver and put the cartridges away to be reloaded later.
- He unloaded his revolver on the home invaders.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。