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单词 burden
释义
burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
aheavyloadthat youcarry:
负荷，重负
The littledonkeystruggledunderitsheavyburden.小毛驴驮着重物艰难前行。
C1
somethingdifficultorunpleasantthat you have todealwith orworryabout:
负担，重担
the burden ofresponsibility责任的重担
Myelderlymotherworriesthat she'saburdentome.我年迈的母亲担心她成为我的拖累。
Buying ahouseoftenplacesalargefinancialburdenonyoungcouples.买房子往往会让年轻夫妇背上沉重的经济负担。
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  • Thewarhad put aninsupportablefinancialburden on thecountry.
  • Theironyof it is that the newtaxsystemwill burden those it wasintendedtohelp.
  • Ahugeburden wasliftedfrom myshoulderswhen I told myparentsabout myproblem.
  • Such a highincreasewillimposeanundueburden on thelocaltaxpayer.
  • Not until thisturbulentregioncanshuffleoff the burdens of the past will it beabletosettlepeacefullyinto thecommunityofnations.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physical supports and supporting
  • abutment
  • bearing
  • bolster
  • bookend
  • bracket
  • buoy
  • buttress
  • cantilever
  • groan
  • load-bearing
  • pier
  • pile
  • pillar
  • prop
  • propsomethingup
  • rafter
  • scaffold
  • sinew
  • underpin
  • weight-bearing
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Difficult things and people
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

Idiom

the burden of proof
burden
verb[T]
uk
/ˈbɜː.dən/us
/ˈbɝː.dən/
totroublesomeone with somethingdifficultorunpleasant:
烦扰；加重压于
I don'twantto burden youwithmyproblems.我不想拿我的困难烦扰你。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inconvenience
  • aggravation
  • aggro
  • awkward
  • bore
  • bother
  • bulky
  • disturbance
  • drag
  • imposition
  • inconvenience
  • inconvenient
  • inconveniently
  • inopportune
  • pisser
  • putsomethingout
  • rigamarole
  • rigmarole
  • snag
  • storm
  • tempest
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(Definition ofburdenfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

burden| American Dictionary

burden
noun[C]
us
/ˈbɜr·dən/
adutyorresponsibilitythat is hard tobear:
I don’twantto be a burden on mychildren.
burden
verb[T]
us/ˈbɜrd·ən/
to give someoneproblems,trouble, orresponsibilities:
He was burdened withdebts.
(Definition ofburdenfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

burden| Business English

burden
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɜːdən/us
adifficultsituationorunpleasantresponsibilitythat you mustdealwith orworryabout:
ease/lighten/reduce the burden (on sb)Bytrainingadditionalstaff,managementcouldsignificantlyeasethe burden onitsover-workedpersonnel.
heavy/big/enormous burdenIsympathizewith theheavyburden ofpaperworkthey have todealwith.
theadministrative/legalburden
theresponsibilityofpayingmoneythat youowe, or thelargeamountofmoneythat youowe:
bear/carry/assume the burden (for sth)If the newlawispassed,taxpayerswillassumethe burden forrisingenergycosts.
financial/economic burdenHeproposedthat thestateacceptthefinancialburden.
atax/mortgage/loanburden
See also
debt burden
burden
verb[T]
uk
/ˈbɜːdən/us
to make someoneresponsiblefor something that is verydifficult,unpleasant, orexpensivetodealwith:
be burdened with/by sthBorrowers are already burdened withmortgageextrassuch asarrangementfeesandlifeassurancecover.
anationburdened byheavyunemployment
(Definition ofburdenfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofburden

burden
The letters were a moving plea for relief from the burdens of repeated child-bearing.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Why change tax rates to make tax burdens sound more onerous when the status quo gained the same revenues?
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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.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One consents not only to actions but also to the holding of certain positions and to the imposition of duties and burdens.
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Regulators may restrict access to records based on answers to certain questions and add burdens to hospital record-keepers.
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Tax burdens were arbitrary and unpredictable and the judicial verdicts of royal governors were blatantly dependent upon bribery.
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The greatest burdens of the war- destruction, disruption of life and economic deprivation- have fallen on the rural population.
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Although more talented scholars are being drawn to this field of study, it remains burdened with several premises that invite reform.
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The book is not burdened by excessive reference citations, is very readable and suited to a wideranging audience.
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In order to make just resource allocation decisions, an impartial appraisal of the burdens of benefits is certainly necessary.
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The agreement could, for example, be over the sharing of the benefits and burdens associated with the construction and maintenance of an irrigation system.
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The eldest son tried to bear the brunt of these burdens, but it was not long before he had to leave.
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Often the two coincided, with those living together dividing state and feudal burdens among themselves.
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What becomes immediately clear from the figures is that housework disproportionately burdened women.
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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.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithburden

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added burden
However, on the margins, where older people did live alone and had theaddedburdenof disability or frailty, circumstances were difficult.
From theCambridge English Corpus
additional burden
These outcomes would all constituteadditionalburdenin general practice.
From theCambridge English Corpus
administrative burden
Monitoring is consigned to institution heads, which invites an almost unrealisticadministrativeburden.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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