burden 详细解释

burden

['bə:dn]

n.负担, 责任, 装载量,主题, [音乐]副歌
v.使负重,装载,烦扰

n.[C]

1. 重负, 重担; 负担, 沉重的责任

The old man bent with a heavy burden on his back.

老人因背着重负而弯腰。

2. (船的)装载吨数, 吨位[the S][(+of)]

vt.

1. 加重压于, 加负担于, 烦扰[(+with)]

The government burdened the nation with heavy taxes.

政府使国民负担重税。

2. 加负荷于, 使载重[(+with)]

He was burdened with a large bundle of magazines.

他吃力地捧着一大捆杂志。

词形变化

动词过去式: burdened | 动词过去分词: burdened | 动词现在分词: burdening | 动词第三人称单数: burdens |

词义辨析

同义:

n.负荷; 义务; 艰难

load  charge  task  hard work  

反义:

vt.使负重担

lighten  reduce  

英英释义

名词 burden:

an onerous or difficult concern

同义词:load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus

weight to be borne or conveyed

同义词:load, loading

the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

同义词:effect, essence, core, gist

the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

动词 burden:

weight down with a load

同义词:burthen, weight, weight down

impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

同义词:charge, saddle

补充

burdenburden英:[ˈbə:dən] 美:[ˈbɚdn]n.1.重负The burden fell on the eldest son.担子落在了长子身上。His invalid father is becoming a burden.他父亲体弱多病, 对他来说渐渐成了累赘。The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor.他投诉的要点是品质非常差。vt.1.加重压于, 使背负The economy was further burdened by a flood of refugees.难民大批涌来使经济负担愈加沉重。

例句

1. This will relieve the burden on hospital staff.这将减轻医护人员的负担。 2. The developing countries bear the burden of an enormous external debt.发展中国家承受着巨大的外债负担。 3. The burden of responsibility is placed on parents.责任加在父母身上。 4. She went into a nursing home so as not to be a burden on her family.为了不成为家庭的负担, 她进了养老院。 5. Men came bearing heavy burdens of provisions.男人携带沉重的给养。 6. the medical expenses that were burdening her family给她的家庭造成负担的医疗费用 7. They could bring more accountability to tourist operators and tourists without burdening the taxpayer too much.他们可以让旅行社和游客承担更多责任, 而不给纳税人过多的负担。 8. I would not dream of burdening anyone with my problems.我压根不想拿我的问题去烦扰任何人。 9. Many NHS managers say the Government is too interfering, burdening them with centrally imposed targets and guidelines.很多提供国民保健服务的管理人员说, 政府干预过多, 用中央强加的目标和指导方针向自己施压。 10. They were burdened with heavy taxation.他们负担重税。 11. I will not burden you with a lot of questions.我不会提许多问题来烦扰你的。 12. the burden of mental illness.精神疾病的负担。 13. the burden of establishing that the cost was unreasonable.证明花费不合理的责任。 14. the schooner Wyoming, of about 6,000 tons burden.怀俄明号纵帆船,载重约6,000吨。 15. the burden of his views.他所提意见的主旨。 16. they were not yet burdened with adult responsibility.他们还不必为成年人责任而苦恼。 17. Having to make all the decisions is a terrible burden for me.所有事情都要我作主,着实令我吃不消。 18. I don't want to be a burden to my children when I'm old.他日年老之时我决不想拖累子女。 19. They feared the donkey would collapse under the extra burden.他们担心额外的负重会把驴子压垮。 20. a (heavy) burden of sorrow/guilt沉重的悲痛/内疚感 21. She had to bear/shoulder the burden of caring for her aging parents.她只得扛起照顾年迈父母的重担。 22. The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class. [=middle class people have been paying a greater portion of taxes]税收负担越来越多地压在中产阶层的头上。 23. "The burden of proof is on the plaintiff, since the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. [=the plaintiff must prove that the defendant is guilty]"由于在未定罪前要假定被告无罪,所以原告负有举证责任。 24. the company's large debt burden [=the large amount of money that the company owes]公司的巨额债务负担 25. His illness has placed a huge financial burden on the family.他的病使这个家庭背上了沉重的经济负担。 26. I'm sorry to be such a burden on you.很抱歉拖累了你。 27. I don't wish to burden you with my problems.我不想拿我的困难来麻烦你。 28. "burdened with supplies and equipment, she headed to the camp."她背着沉重的补给和仪器朝着营地进发。 29. For the rest of his life he was burdened with the knowledge that he had done nothing to help them.他的余生一直因为意识到自己没有帮助过他们而难以释怀。 30. burdened [=weighed down] by guilt被愧疚所困