n.負擔；責任；裝載量；主題；[音樂]副歌
v.使負重；裝載；煩擾
The burden on his back seemed to be crushing him to the earth. 他背上的重負似乎要把他壓倒在地。
People on high incomes face a huge tax burden. 高收入的人面臨著沉重的納稅負擔。
The burden of organizing the campaign fell to me. 組織這次活動的責任落到了我頭上。
I don't want to lay a burden on you. 我不想讓你承擔責任。
The burden of his argument was that life is precious. 他論證的要點是生命是寶貴的。
用作動詞 (v.)I don't want to burden you with my problem. 我不想讓我的問題給你添麻煩。
burden用作名詞的基本意思是“重負”,指某人或某事在人的心中形成的負擔，含有“沉重的”或“額外的”意味。用于比喻時可指難以承擔的職責、義務、責任等。
burden常與介詞of連用,表示“要點,要旨”,其謂語動詞一般用單數(shù)形式。
adj.負擔的；惱人的；累贅的
v.使負擔過重；使裝載過多；使過于勞累
