词汇精选:burden的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
负担,包袱
例句:
The burden of guilt has been lifted from my shoulders.
我已卸下了负疚的重担。
例句:
The financial burden will be more evenly shared.
财政负担将被更加平均地分担。
责任,义务
例句:
You carry a heavy burden on your shoulders.
你的双肩,承担着沉重的责任。
例句:
Power stations will bear most of the burden.
电厂将承担大部分责任。
船的载货量
v.
使烦恼,烦扰 [T]
例句:
We decided not to burden him with the news.
我们决定不拿这个消息去烦他。
例句:
He was burdened with trouble.
他深受烦扰。
使负担 [T]
例句:
They were burdened with heavy taxation.
他们负担重税。
例句:
I am burdened with the child.
孩子拖累我。
装货于 [T]
二、词义辨析:
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。
三、相关短语:
beast of burden
驮畜,驮载用的大牲口
white man's burden
白种人的责任
burden of proof
提供证明的责任,举证责任,举证责任
四、参考例句:
The interest burden will increase proportionally.
利率负担也会成比例上升。
The beast of burden is very tame.
这头牲口很温顺。
People on high incomes face a huge tax burden.
高收入人群面临着沉重的纳税负担。
The financial burden will be more evenly shared.
财政负担将被更加平均地分担。
You carry a heavy burden on your shoulders.
你的双肩,承担着沉重的责任。
I will not burden you with a lot of questions.
我不会提许多问题来烦扰你的。
We decided not to burden him with the news.
我们决定不拿这个消息去烦他。
The burden of guilt has been lifted from my shoulders.
我已卸下了负疚的重担。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A vastly disproportionate burden falls on women for child care.
照料孩子的重担落在了女性身上。