burden

burden

形容词

burdened: 1. 负担重的，沉重的 2. 忧心忡忡的，心情沉重的

名词

1. 负担，重担 - The burden of responsibility is weighing heavily on his shoulders. (责任的重担使他压力重重。) - The government should help ease the burden on low-income families. (政府应该帮助减轻低收入家庭的负担。) 2. 负荷，负重 - The bridge collapsed under the weight of the burden. (桥梁在重负下倒塌了。) - The horse struggled to carry the heavy burden. (马费力地承载着沉重的负荷。) 3. 义务，责任 - It's our burden to protect the environment for future generations. (保护环境是我们的责任，为了子孙后代。) - He bears the burden of being the sole breadwinner in the family. (他承担着全家唯一的养家责任。)

词语辨析

- burden vs. load: - burden强调精神或情感上的负担，常用于抽象意义上的负担。 - load主要指物理上的负荷，强调重负的物质性质。

词汇扩充

- shoulder the burden 承担负担 - lighten/ease the burden 减轻负担 - burden of proof 举证责任 - bear the burden 承担负担

近义词

- responsibility - weight - onus - encumbrance

反义词

- relief - aid

柯林斯词典

burden (noun) 1. A burden is something heavy that you carry. 2. If someone burdens you with something that is likely to worry you, they tell you about it or make you responsible for it. 3. If you say that something is a burden, you mean that it is worrying or hard to deal with. 4. If you say that a responsibility or problem is someone's burden, you mean that they have to deal with it or take charge of it. burden (verb) 1. If someone burdens you with something, they tell you about it or make you responsible for it. 2. If you burden someone with a problem, you give it to them to deal with.

牛津词典

burden (noun) 1. A load, typically a heavy one. 2. A duty or misfortune that causes hardship, anxiety, or grief. 3. The main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task. burden (verb) 1. Load heavily. 2. Give too much work or responsibility to (someone). 3. Make (someone) undertake a tiresome or unnecessary task.

用法

- The burden of proof is on the plaintiff. (起诉人承担举证责任。) - The new tax will burden the middle class. (新税法将重税中产阶级。) - She burdened him with her problems. (她向他倾诉了自己的困扰。) - He was burdened with a heavy workload. (他承受着沉重的工作负荷。)

例句

1. The burden of proof lies with the prosecution. (起诉方承担举证责任。)
2. She shouldered the burden of caring for her aging parents. (她承担了照顾年迈父母的重担。)
3. The burden of debt is overwhelming him. (债务的重负压得他喘不过气来。)
4. He bears the burden of being the sole provider for his family. (他承担着全家的唯一经济来源责任。)
5. The burden of responsibility is weighing heavily on her. (责任的重担使她压力重重。)
6. She felt burdened by the weight of expectation. (她感到期望的重压使她负担沉重。)
7. The burden of proof rests with the defense attorney. (举证责任由辩护律师承担。)
8. He was burdened with the task of organizing the event. (他被赋予组织活动的任务，负担沉重。)
9. The government should reduce the burden of taxes on small businesses. (政府应该减轻对小企业的税收负担。)
10. She burdened herself with unnecessary worries. (她自己给自己找了一些不必要的烦恼，让自己负担沉重。)
11. The burden of expectation can be overwhelming. (期望的重压可能令人难以承受。)
12. He struggled to bear the burden of his family's financial troubles. (他努力承担起家庭财务困扰的重担。)
13. The burden of proof is on the prosecution to establish the defendant's guilt. (起诉方有责任证明被告的有罪。)
14. The weight of the burden made it difficult to climb the mountain. (负担的重量使得登山困难重重。)
15. The company decided to share the burden of layoffs among all employees. (公司决定将裁员的负担分摊给所有员工。)
16. The burden of caring for her sick mother fell on her shoulders. (照顾生病的母亲的重担落在她肩上。)
17. He has been burdened with debt since losing his job. (自从失业以来，他一直负债累累。)
18. The burden of expectation can be a heavy load to carry. (期望的重压可能会成为沉重的负担。)
19. She burdened him with her problems instead of seeking a solution herself. (她将自己的问题强加给了他，而不是自己寻求解决办法。)
20. The burden of proof is often on the plaintiff in a court case. (在法庭案件中，举证责任常常在起诉方。)
21. They helped to lighten the burden of poverty by providing food and shelter. (他们通过提供食物和住所来减轻贫困的负担。)