burdensome

IPA/ˈbɜːdnsəm/
KK[bˈɚdənsəm]IPA/ˈbɜːrdnsəm/

burdensome — 形容詞

  • burdensomepositive
  • more burdensomecomparative
  • most burdensomesuperlative

1. making something harder to deal with because it takes a lot of work, time, or em

1.形容詞C1
釋義

負擔重的

造成麻煩又吃力的

making something harder to deal with because it takes a lot of work, time, or emotional effort.

例句

Manuela found the long tax form burdensome to complete alone.

Manuela 覺得獨自填完那份冗長的報稅表負擔很重。

find + object + adjective + to-infinitive

Devika found caring for her two small children and sick father burdensome.

Devika 覺得照顧她兩個年幼的孩子和生病的父親負擔很重。

caring for + people + burdensome

常見搭配
  • burdensome duty
  • burdensome task
  • burdensome cost
  • burdensome rule
  • burdensome paperwork
  • burdensome responsibility
  • burdensome requirement
  • increasingly burdensome
  • financially burdensome
  • emotionally burdensome
  • find something burdensome
  • be burdensome for someone
同義詞
  • onerous

    more formal and often used for official duties, legal rules, or financial obligations

  • taxing

    emphasises the amount of mental or physical effort required

  • troublesome

    more everyday and often used for things that cause repeated inconvenience

  • oppressive

    stronger, suggesting heavy pressure that feels unfair or difficult to escape

反義詞
  • manageable

    able to be dealt with without too much strain

  • light

    describes duties or costs that do not create much pressure

  • undemanding

    emphasises that little effort or attention is needed

文法句型

burdensome + noun

find + something + burdensome

be burdensome for + someone

become burdensome

用法筆記

Often used for duties, costs, rules, or responsibilities that keep demanding effort over time. It is more formal than 'difficult' and usually suggests a weight that a person, family, business, or institution must carry.

常見錯誤

This box is too burdensome to lift.
This box is too heavy to lift.
'burdensome' usually describes duties, costs, or demands, not physical weight.
My manager is burdensome.
My manager gives me burdensome tasks.
The adjective usually describes the task, rule, or responsibility that creates the strain.

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常用片語

  • find something burdensome
  • become burdensome
  • place a burdensome load on

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