encumber
verb [ T ] formal uk/ɪnˈkʌm.bər/ us/ɪnˈkʌm.bɚ/
使…负担沉重；妨碍，阻碍；拖累
to weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something
Today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heavy skirts and high-necked blouses. 幸好今天的女子网球运动员打球时不用受笨重的长裙和高领衬衫的束缚了。
encumbrance
noun [ C ] uk/ɪnˈkʌm.brəns/ us/ɪnˈkʌm.brəns/
累赘
something that encumbers you
When you're walking 30 miles a day, the fewer encumbrances the better. 你若每天要走30英里路，就尽量轻装上阵。