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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   overburden

   • v.
     load (someone) with too many things to carry；give (someone) more work or pressure than they can deal with
   • n.
     rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.；an excessive burden

   • verb: overburden, 3rd person present: overburdens, gerund or present participle: overburdening, past tense: overburdened, past participle: overburdened

   • noun: overburden, plural noun: overburdens

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. load (someone) with too many things to carry they were overburdened with luggage
   • ▪ give (someone) more work or pressure than they can deal with the courts became overburdened with large numbers of relatively trivial offenses overburdened teachers

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.
   • ▪ an excessive burden an overburden of costs