plural burdens
plural burdens
Learner's definition of BURDEN
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2
: someone or something that is very difficult to accept, do, or deal with负担;重担 -
a (heavy) burden of sorrow/guilt沉重的悲痛/内疚感
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She had to bear/shoulder the burden of caring for her aging parents.她只得扛起照顾年迈父母的重担。
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The tax burden has been falling increasingly on the middle class. [=middle class people have been paying a greater portion of taxes]税收负担越来越多地压在中产阶层的头上。
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The burden of proof is on the plaintiff, since the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. [=the plaintiff must prove that the defendant is guilty]由于在未定罪前要假定被告无罪,所以原告负有举证责任。
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the company's large debt burden [=the large amount of money that the company owes]公司的巨额债务负担
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often + on
burden has been lifted from your shoulders/back
— see 1lift 2 burden /ˈbɚdn̩/ verb
burdens; burdened; burdening
burdens; burdened; burdening
Learner's definition of BURDEN
[+ object]
: to make (someone) hold or carry something heavy or accept or deal with something difficult : to put a heavy burden on (someone)使担负;加重压于 —
usually used as (be) burdened通常用作(be) burdened -
Burdened with supplies and equipment, she headed to the camp.她背着沉重的补给和仪器朝着营地进发。
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For the rest of his life he was burdened with the knowledge that he had done nothing to help them.他的余生一直因为意识到自己没有帮助过他们而难以释怀。
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burdened [=weighed down] by guilt被愧疚所困