| 词汇 | burden |
| 释义 | burden noun[ C ] uk /ˈbɜː.dən/ us /ˈbɝː.dən/ a heavy load that you carry: 负荷，重负 heavy burden The little donkey struggled under its heavy burden.小毛驴驮着重物艰难前行。 C1 something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about: 负担，重担 the burden of responsibility责任的重担 heavy burdenI'm afraid this role may have become too much of a heavy burden for you. burden toMy elderly mother worries that she's a burden to me.我年迈的母亲担心她成为我的拖累。 burden onWe need to avoid putting a burden on taxpayers with this project. financial burden Buying a house often places a large financial burden on young couples.买房子往往会让年轻夫妇背上沉重的经济负担。 The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country.战争给国家带来了难以承受的财政负担。 A huge burden was lifted from my shoulders when I told my parents about my problem. Such a high increase will impose an undue burden on the local tax payer.涨幅如此之高会给当地纳税人增加过度负担。 Not until this turbulent region can shuffle off the burdens of the past will it be able to settle peacefully into the community of nations.只有这个动荡地区摆脱过去的负担之后，才能和平地建立一个民族共同体。 Physical supports and supporting abutment bearing bolster bookend buoy buttress cantilever groan modillion pier pile pillar prop prop something up rafter runner scaffold sinew underpin weight-bearing You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Difficult things and people Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences Idiomthe burden of proof burden verb[ T ] uk /ˈbɜː.dən/ us /ˈbɝː.dən/ to trouble someone with something difficult or unpleasant: 烦扰；加重压于 burden someone with somethingI don't want to burden you with my problems.我不想拿我的困难烦扰你。 The irony of it is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.具讽刺意味的是，新的税收制度反而将使该制度本打算要帮助的人背上沉重负担。 Inconvenience a pain (in the neck)idiom a pain in the arse/backsideidiom aggravation aggro awkward bother bulky disturbance hassle have fun and gamesidiom imposition incommode incommodious nuisance palaver pinprick pisser tempest untoward untowardly burden | American Dictionaryburden noun[ C ] us/ˈbɜr·dən/ a duty or responsibility that is hard to bear: I don’t want to be a burden on my children. burden verb[ T ] us/ˈbɜrd·ən/ to give someone problems, trouble, or responsibilities: He was burdened with debts. burden | Business Englishburden noun[ C ] uk /ˈbɜːdən/us a difficult situation or unpleasant responsibility that you must deal with or worry about: ease/lighten/reduce the burden (on sb)By training additional staff, management could significantly ease the burden on its over-worked personnel. heavy/big/enormous burdenI sympathize with the heavy burden of paperwork they have to deal with. the administrative/legal burden the responsibility of paying money that you owe, or the large amount of money that you owe: bear/carry/assume the burden (for sth)If the new law is passed, tax payers will assume the burden for rising energy costs. financial/economic burdenHe proposed that the state accept the financial burden. a tax/mortgage/loan burden See also debt burden burden verb[ T ] uk /ˈbɜːdən/us to make someone responsible for something that is very difficult, unpleasant, or expensive to deal with: be burdened with/by sthBorrowers are already burdened with mortgage extras such as arrangement fees and life assurance cover. a nation burdened by heavy unemployment Examples of burdenburden The letters were a moving plea for relief from the burdens of repeated child-bearing. Why change tax rates to make tax burdens sound more onerous when the status quo gained the same revenues? The transfer of reference to the sick and incapacitated is a minor semantic development: compare the histories of burden's lexical neighbours, bureau, burger and business. One consents not only to actions but also to the holding of certain positions and to the imposition of duties and burdens. Regulators may restrict access to records based on answers to certain questions and add burdens to hospital record-keepers. Tax burdens were arbitrary and unpredictable and the judicial verdicts of royal governors were blatantly dependent upon bribery. The greatest burdens of the war- destruction, disruption of life and economic deprivation- have fallen on the rural population. Although more talented scholars are being drawn to this field of study, it remains burdened with several premises that invite reform. The book is not burdened by excessive reference citations, is very readable and suited to a wideranging audience. In order to make just resource allocation decisions, an impartial appraisal of the burdens of benefits is certainly necessary. The agreement could, for example, be over the sharing of the benefits and burdens associated with the construction and maintenance of an irrigation system. The eldest son tried to bear the brunt of these burdens, but it was not long before he had to leave. Often the two coincided, with those living together dividing state and feudal burdens among themselves. What becomes immediately clear from the figures is that housework disproportionately burdened women. Options for placement continue to be limited, since foster parents are reluctant to take on the additional burdens caused by drug exposure and premature birth. See all examples of burden These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withburdenburdenThese are words often used in combination with burden. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. added burden However, on the margins, where older people did live alone and had the addedburden of disability or frailty, circumstances were difficult. additional burden These outcomes would all constitute additionalburden in general practice. administrative burden Monitoring is consigned to institution heads, which invites an almost unrealistic administrativeburden. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with burden |
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