burden
- IPA[ˈbɜːdn]
美式
英式
- 重負；重擔; 負擔
- 加負荷於；煩擾
過去式：burdened 過去分詞：burdened 現在分詞：burdening
名詞複數：burdens
- 釋義
- 同反義
名詞
- 1. 重負
- 2. 重擔; 負擔 to ease the burden on sb. 減輕某人的負擔 the burden of proof 舉證責任
- 3. 要旨 the burden of her speech 她演講的主題 the burden of his complaint 他抱怨的主要內容
及物動詞
- 1. 加負荷於 to burden sb. (down) with sth. 讓某人攜帶某重負 refugees burdened (down) with all their possessions 帶著所有家產的難民們
- 2. 煩擾 to burden oneself/sb. (down) with sth. 讓自己/某人擔負某事 industry is heavily burdened with taxation 工業納稅負擔很重
同義詞
1. a load, typically a heavy one
2. a duty or misfortune that causes worry, hardship, or distress
- responsibility
- , onus
- , charge
- , duty
- , obligation
- , liability
- , trouble
- , care
- , problem
- , worry
- , anxiety
- , tribulation
- , affliction
- , trial
- , difficulty
- , misfortune
- , strain
- , stress
- , encumbrance
- , millstone
- , cross to bear
- , albatross
- , cumber
3. the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument
