with obj.(常作be overburdened)
1- load (someone) with too many things to carry使携带东西过多; 使负担过重:
they were overburdened with luggage.
过多的行李使他们不堪重负。
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- give (someone) more work or pressure than they can deal with给…过多工作(或压力):
ministers are overburdened with engagements.
约见部长的人太多, 使他们应接不暇。
mass noun
1- rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature(矿藏、古代遗迹等的)岩石覆盖; 表土层。
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- count noun an excessive burden过载物; 过重负担:
an overburden of costs.
过高的成本。
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