burdens

英 [ˈbɜːdnz]

美 [ˈbɜːrdnz]

n.  (义务、责任等的)重担，负担; 重担; 重负
v.  (使)担负(沉重或艰难的任务、职责等); 负重
burden的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 负担；重负
  If you describe a problem or a responsibility as aburden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
  1. The developing countries bear the burden of an enormous external debt...
     发展中国家背负着巨额外债。
  2. 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。
  3. Her death will be an impossible burden on Paul...
     她的去世将给保罗带来难以承受的打击。
  4. The financial burden will be more evenly shared.
     财政负担将被更加平均地分担。
• 重担；负荷
  Aburdenis a heavy load that is difficult to carry.
• VERB 使烦恼；烦扰
  If someoneburdensyouwithsomething that is likely to worry you, for example a problem or a difficult decision, they tell you about it.
  1. We decided not to burden him with the news.
     我们决定不拿这个消息去烦他。
• See also:beast of burden
• PHRASE 举证责任
  The burden of proofis the task of proving that you are correct, for example when you have accused someone of a crime.
  1. The burden of proof is on the prosecution.
     起诉方有举证的责任。

双语例句

• These clinical problems impose huge personal and societal healthcare burdens.
  这些临床问题施加巨大的个人和社会的医疗负担。
• The high-speed increase in medical costs brought heavy pressure and burdens to both employers and employees.
  医疗费用增长过快给国家、用人单位和职工造成很大的压力和负担。
• No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.
  减轻他人负担的人在这世界没有一个是无用的。
• Freed from the burdens and miseries of war, our trade and intercourse have extended throughout the world.
  从战争的重负和苦难中得以解放，我们的贸易和交往遍布整个世界。
• Light burdens, long borne, grow heavy.
  远路无轻担。
• All of this burdens employers with extra costs.
  这给雇主增加了额外的成本。
• I would cry with you and share your burdens when you are down.
  当你处于低潮时，我会和你一起哭，为你分担痛苦。
• The Lord has renewed my strength and lightened my burdens.
  主给予我力量减轻了我的担子。
• So now, having almost no burdens, I can devote myself more freely to writing.
  我现在简直没什么负担了，可以更自由地从事写作了。
• For manufacturers in developing countries, the administrative burdens of trading can pose larger costs than tariffs and quotas.
  对于发展中国家的制造商而言，商业行政管理负担与关税和配额相比可能成本更高。