burdened
[bˈɚdənd] /ˈbər-dᵊnd How to pronounce burdened (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈbɜː.dən/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈɚdənd] /ˈbɝː.dən/ (ame, ipa)
burdened — 形容詞
- burdenedpositive
- more burdenedcomparative
- most burdenedsuperlative
1. carrying a heavy physical load or living under duties, debt, or worry that feel
背負重擔的
身上或心裡都負擔很重
carrying a heavy physical load or living under duties, debt, or worry that feel hard to bear.
The burdened donkey slowed down on the rocky path.
那頭背負重擔的驢子在石頭路上放慢了腳步。
burdened + animal carrying weight
Yuna felt burdened by the debts left after her father's shop closed.
父親的店倒閉後留下的債務,讓 Yuna 覺得自己背負著重擔。
feel burdened by + cause
After the flood, the town felt burdened with repairs it could barely afford.
洪水過後,這座城鎮幾乎付不起修復費,整體負擔非常沉重。
For years, burdened farmers waited for rain that never came.
多年來,那些負擔沉重的農民一直等著遲遲不來的雨。
By winter, the hospital was burdened with more patients than beds.
到了冬天,這家醫院因病人比病床還多,負擔變得十分沉重。
- weighed down
very close in meaning and often used for both physical and emotional pressure
- overloaded
focuses more on having too much work, too many objects, or too many duties
- troubled
emphasizes emotional distress more than the image of carrying a load
- unburdened
direct opposite; free from the load, duty, or worry
- light
mainly the physical opposite when the focus is on weight
文法句型
be burdened with + noun
feel burdened by + cause
burdened + noun
用法筆記
Often appears in the pattern 'be burdened with + noun' for duties, debt, or guilt, and 'burdened by + cause' when the source of pressure is emphasized. Before a noun, it usually describes people, animals, communities, or body parts already carrying weight or strain.
常見錯誤
burdened — 動詞
- burdenedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- burdeneds3rd person singular
- burdenedding-ing form
- burdeneddedpast simple
1. to place a difficult duty, cost, or worry on someone, making life heavier for th
加重負擔
使人承受更多難事或責任
to place a difficult duty, cost, or worry on someone, making life heavier for them.
The sudden tax increase burdened small shops with costs they could not absorb.
突如其來的稅金上調,加重了小店無法吸收的成本負擔。
burden + group with + cost
Caring for two sick parents burdened Ife with constant worry and little sleep.
照顧兩位生病的父母,讓 Ife 一直憂心又睡不好,負擔更重。
burden + person with + worry
After the crash, repair bills burdened Sivan's family for the rest of the year.
車禍後,修車費讓 Sivan 一家在那一整年都承受沉重負擔。
New reporting rules burdened village nurses with hours of extra paperwork.
新的申報規定讓鄉村護理師得多花好幾小時處理文書,負擔更重。
The mayor burdened residents with another parking fee before the holiday.
市長在假期前又加了一筆停車費,讓居民的負擔更重。
- weigh down
more vivid and physical; strongly suggests something pressing heavily on someone
- trouble
broader and less focused on the idea of carrying a load
- saddle
informal and often used when someone unfairly receives an unwanted duty or debt
文法句型
burden someone with + noun
burden a group with + cost
be burdened with + noun
用法筆記
The person or group affected is usually the direct object, while 'with' introduces the duty, debt, or problem added. This verb often appears in passive clauses when the speaker wants to focus on the person or organization carrying the load.