payload /ˈpeɪˌləʊd/

• 1. 

  N-VAR The payload of an aircraft or spacecraft is the amount or weight of things or people that it is carrying. (飞机、飞船等的)载量 [技术]

  例：

  With these very large passenger payloads one question looms above all others – safety.

  客载量这么大，有一个问题非常突出——安全。

• 2. 

  N-VAR The payload of a missile or similar weapon is the quantity of explosives it contains. (导弹等武器的)炸药量 [军事]

  例：

  The missile can carry a 1,000kg payload up to 1,300 miles.

  这枚导弹可以承载1000千克的炸药量运行最远1300英里。