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burden

英 ['bɜːd(ə)n] 美['bɝdn]

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近义词load task

反义词

n. 负担；责任；船的载货量
vt. 使负担；烦扰；装货于
n. (Burden)人名；(英)伯登

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词态变化

复数: burdens;第三人称单数: burdens;过去式: burdened;过去分词: burdened;现在分词: burdening;

中文词源

burden 重担

来自bear, 承担，承载。

英英释意

1. an onerous or difficult concern;: "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"

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

英文词源

burden: burden: There are two distinct words burden in English. By far the older, ‘load’, comes from Old English byrthen. Like bear, birth, bairn, bier, barrow, and berth it goes back ultimately to an Indo-European base *bher-, which signified both ‘carry’ and ‘give birth’. Its immediate Germanic ancestor was *burthi-, which also gave German bürde ‘load’. The other burden, ‘refrain’, and hence ‘main theme’, is an alteration of an earlier bourdon [14], which was borrowed from Old French bourdon ‘bass pipe’.
=> bairn, barrow, bear, berth, bier, birth
burden (n.1): "a load," Old English byrðen "a load, weight, charge, duty;" also "a child;" from Proto-Germanic *burthinjo- "that which is borne" (cognates: Old Norse byrðr, Old Saxon burthinnia, German bürde, Gothic baurþei), from PIE root *bher- (1) "to bear, to carry; give birth" (see infer).

The shift from -th- to -d- took place beginning 12c. (compare murder (n.), rudder). Archaic burthen is occasionally retained for the specific sense of "capacity of a ship." Burden of proof is recorded from 1590s.
burden (n.2): "leading idea," 1640s, a figurative use from earlier sense "refrain or chorus of a song," 1590s, originally "bass accompaniment to music" (late 14c.), from Old French bordon "bumble-bee, drone," or directly from Medieval Latin burdonom "drone, drone bass" (source of French bourdon, Spanish bordon, Portuguese bordão, Italian bordone), of echoic origin.

同义词辨析

burden, cargo, load

这些名词均有"负担，负荷"之意。

burden：指沉重、令人不快的负担；指精神负担时常有不堪忍受的意味。

cargo：指用轮船、车辆或飞机长距离运载的货物。

load：普通用词，含义广泛，指人、畜、车、船等负载的东西，指精神负担时，可与burden换用，但无感情色彩。

考试真题

It adds to the burden of their memory.

The evening meal carries the full burden that used to be spread over two meals, says Counihan.

It adds to the burden of ordinary customers.

most probably refers to something that brings someone a financial burden.

brings someone a financial burden

They help relieve people of their life's burdens.

It will add to the family's financial burden.

"The evening meal carries the full burden that used to be spread over two meals," says Counihan.

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 (财政的) 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?

But after all, those years, I found that dance was gradually becoming something that felt like more of a burden than a joy.

By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character.

Cooking is a burden for many people.

If men insisted on being free from the burden of self-dependence and responsibility for the common good, they would cease to be free.

Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.

Within a short time, however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents.

The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care, thus addressing a long-standing complaint by the USPS and its union.

I'm experiencing increased zeal for working out since I no longer carry the burden of a disappointing morning weigh-in.

词组搭配

burden of proof

the obligation to prove one's assertion

举证责任

实用场景例句

I don't want to become a burden to my children when I'm old.: 我不想在年老的时候成为孩子们的累赘。

They have burdened themselves with a high mortgage.: 他们负担了一笔很高的按揭借款。

I don't want to burden you with my worries.: 我不想让你为我的烦恼操心。

to be burdened by high taxation: 不堪重税负荷

She got off the bus, burdened with two heavy suitcases.: 她提着两只沉重的手提箱下了公共汽车。

the heavy tax burden on working people: 加在劳动者头上的重税

The main burden of caring for old people falls on the state.: 国家担负起了照料老人的大部分责任。

to bear/carry/ease/reduce/share the burden: 承受 / 担负 / 减轻 / 减少 / 分担重担

The burden of proof is on the prosecution.: 起诉方有举证的责任。

We decided not to burden him with the news.: 我们决定不拿这个消息去烦他。

They don't go around with the burdens of the world on their shoulders the whole time...: 他们不会一直背负整个世界的重担。

The developing countries bear the burden of an enormous external debt...: 发展中国家背负着巨额外债。

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

When did you visit the Ocean Park?: 你是什么时候参观海洋公园的?

It will relieve her of a tremendous burden.: 这将给她解决一个巨大的负担.

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

A camel can bear burden.: 骆驼能驮重.

The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.: 必须解除地方政府的行政负担.

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 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.

His illness placed an intolerable burden on his family.: 他的病给家庭带来了无法承受的负担.

The people groan under the burden of taxes.: 人民在重税下痛苦呻吟.

Too much praise is a burden.: 太多的赞扬是一种负担.

She was glad to be relieved of this burden.: 她很高兴卸掉了这个包袱.

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.

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

Can I ease you of your burden?: 我能减轻你的负担吗 ?

Why do you burden yourself with your sister's dog?: 你何必自找麻烦为你姐姐的狗所累呢 ?

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