burden
n
1 [C] thing or person that is carried; heavy load 所負載的事物或人; 重負
bear/carry/shoulder a heavy burden 負有[負起/肩負]重擔.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) duty, obligation, responsibility, etc that is hard to bear (難以承擔的)職責、義務、責任等
the burden of heavy taxation on the tax-payer 納稅者負擔的重稅
the burden of grief, guilt, remorse, etc 壓在心頭的悲傷、內疚、悔恨等
His invalid father is becoming a burden (to him). 他父親體弱多病, (對他)漸漸成了累贅.
3 [sing] the ~ of sth main theme of a speech, an article, etc (演說、文章等的)主題, 要點
The burden of his argument was that... 他論證的要點是....
4 [U] ship's carrying capacity; tonnage (船的)裝載量, 噸位. burden, v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/oneself (with sth) put a burden on sb/oneself; load sb/oneself 加負擔於某人[自己]
refugees burdened with all their possessions 帶著沉重家當的難民
(fig 比喻) I don't want to burden you with my problems. 我不想讓我的問題給你增加負擔.
Industry is heavily burdened with taxation. 工業為重稅所累.