burden
noun OPAL W
/ˈbɜːdn/
/ˈbɜːrdn/
- a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work
（义务、责任等的）重担，负担 - to bear/carry/ease/reduce/share the burden
承受／担负／减轻／减少／分担重担 - the burden (of something) 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。 - burden on somebody the heavy tax burden on working people
加在劳动者头上的重税 - a burden to somebody 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- heavy
- …
- bear
- carry
- assume
- …
- fall on somebody/something
- burden for
- burden of
- burden on
- …
- the burden of proof
- have a burden on your shoulders
- the burden of doing something
- …
- to bear/carry/ease/reduce/share the burden
- (formal) a heavy load that is difficult to carry
重担；重负 Collocations Dictionaryverb + burden- carry
- pick up
- lay down
- …
- a beast of burden
词源Old English byrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to the verb bear.