truckload

truckload — noun

1. the quantity of items or material that fills a whole truck; also used informally

1.名詞B1
釋義

the quantity of items or material that fills a whole truck; also used informally to describe a very large amount of something.

例句

Vinícius ordered a truckload of bricks delivered to the building site on Monday.

a truckload of [physical goods]

Each truckload of gravel weighs roughly twelve tons before the driver heads to the quarry.

each truckload + weight specification

同義詞
  • lorryload

    British English equivalent; means the same thing but is far less common

  • boatload

    also used literally and figuratively, but associated with ships rather than trucks

  • ton

    figurative only; "a ton of work" is more idiomatic than "a truckload of work" in most contexts

文法句型

a truckload of + noun

用法筆記

In informal speech and writing, "a truckload of" is used figuratively with uncountable nouns (e.g., "a truckload of trouble") or plural nouns (e.g., "a truckload of emails") to mean "a very large amount." The figurative sense is common in everyday conversation but less frequent in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌We ordered truckload of sand.
✅We ordered a truckload of sand.
💡truckload is a countable noun and needs a determiner such as 'a,' 'one,' or 'each.'