burden

英[ˈbɜːdn]美[ˈbɜːrdn]

n.负担，重负；

v.烦扰，（使）担负；

复数：burdens;

第三人称单数：burdens;

过去式：burdened;

过去分词：burdened;

现在分词：burdening;

例句

The burden of proof lay on the plaintiff to prove negligence.证明对方犯有疏忽罪的举证责任落在原告身上。

He staggered underneath a burden.他在重负下摇摇晃晃。

A coward considers difficulties as a heavy burden on his back,but a valiant fighter turns difficulties into a stepping-stone for his advance.懦夫把困难当作沉重的包袱,勇士把困难化作前进的阶梯。

The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor.他投诉的要点是品质非常差。

His invalid father is becoming a burden.他父亲体弱多病, 对他来说渐渐成了累赘。

The burden fell on the eldest son.担子落在了长子身上。

Three helping one another bear the burden of six.三人互相帮忙, 能挑得起六个人的担子。

The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方*府的行*负担。

A burden of one's choice is not felt.自愿挑担不嫌重; 自己的孩子背着不嫌沉。出自：英语谚语

Many hands make a burden lighter.众擎易举。出自：英语谚语

英语六级真题

it is unfair to those climate-vulnerable nationsit aims to keep temperature rise below 2 ℃ onlyit is beneficial to only fewer than 4% of countriesit burdens developed countries with the sole responsibilityThey needn't worry about the food and water they consume.

In other words, a few countries are benefiting enormously from the consumption of fossil fuels, while at the same time contributing disproportionately to the global burden of climate change.

Few students are willing to bear the burden of debt incurred at university.

They typically carry financial burdens that outweigh those of their peers, are more likely to work while attending school, and often require significant academic remediation ( ' , 补习 ).

First generation college students tend to have much heavier financial burdens than their peers.

Teachers consider learning two languages to be too43for children from poor families, believing that the children are already burdened by their home situations.

What worried them most, in other words, was the fiscal (财*的) burden of immigration.

That conclusion was reinforced by another finding: that their opposition appeared to soften when that fiscal burden decreased, as occurred with welfare reform in the 1990s, which curbed immigrants' access to certain benefits

Obama's success isn't all good news for black Americans As Erin White watched the election results head towards victory for Barack Obama, she felt a burden lifting from her shoulders

In her book No Exit: What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society Owes Parents, she argues that parents are burdened in many ways in their lives: there is "no exit" when it comes to children.

But some companies are realizing that placing the burden of recycling entirely on the consumer is not an effective strategy, especially when tossing something away seems like the easiest and most convenient option.

Is there anything you consider a burden rather than a privilege?

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

负担；重负

If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.

例句

N-COUNT

重担；负荷

A burden is a heavy load that is difficult to carry.

VERB

使烦恼；烦扰

If someone burdens you with something that is likely to worry you, for example a problem or a difficult decision, they tell you about it.

例句

PHRASE

举证责任

The burden of proof is the task of proving that you are correct, for example when you have accused someone of a crime.

例句

英汉词典释义

n.

重负

（义务、责任等的）重担，负担

vt.

（使）担负（沉重或艰难的任务、职责等）

负重

英英词典释义

Noun

1. an onerous or difficult concern;

2. weight to be borne or conveyed

3. the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

4. the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse

Verb

1. weight down with a load

2. impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to;

行业词典

土木工程： 抵抗线；

法律： 负担；义务；责任；

电工： 负荷；