1
- a load, typically a heavy one负担, 重负。
1.1
- figurative a duty or misfortune that causes hardship, anxiety, or grief; a nuisance〈喻〉（苦难、焦虑或悲伤等的）精神负担; 重累：
the burden of mental illness.
精神疾病的负担。
1.2
- the main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task重担; 责任：
the burden of establishing that the cost was unreasonable.
证明花费不合理的责任。
1.3
- a ship's carrying capacity; tonnage（船的）载重量, 吨位：
the schooner Wyoming, of about 6,000 tons burden.
“怀俄明”号纵帆船, 载重约6,000吨。
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the burden
the main theme or gist of a speech, book, or argument（演讲、书或辩论的）主题, 主旨：the burden of his views.
他所提意见的主旨。
with obj.(一般作be burdened)
1- load heavily加重压于。
1.1
- figurative cause (someone) worry, hardship, or distress〈喻〉使（某人）焦虑（苦恼或悲伤）：
they were not yet burdened with adult responsibility.
他们还不必为成年人责任而苦恼。
短语
burden of proof
- the obligation to prove one's assertion举证责任。
派生词
burdensome
adjective词源
Old English byrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to BEAR1.