burden
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbɜː.dən/ us/ˈbɝː.dən/
负荷，重负
a heavy load that you carry
The little donkey struggled under its heavy burden. 小毛驴驮着重物艰难前行。
C1 负担，重担
something difficult or unpleasant that you have to deal with or worry about
the burden of responsibility 责任的重担
My 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。
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。
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- The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country.
- The irony of it is that the new tax system will burden those it was intended to help.
- 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.
- 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.
Idiom
the burden of proofidiom law specialized 举证责任
the responsibility for proving something
burden
verb [ T ] uk/ˈbɜː.dən/ us/ˈbɝː.dən/
烦扰；加重压于
to trouble someone with something difficult or unpleasant
I don't want to burden you with my problems. 我不想拿我的困难烦扰你。