overburden

.әuvә'bә:dn
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英文释义

n. the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
v. burden with too much work or responsibility
v. load with excessive weight

中文翻译

vt. 装载过多, 负担过多, 使过劳
[经] 过重的货物, 重担, 过度的负担

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记忆技巧

over 表示“过度”或“过多”，burden 意为“负担”。组合在一起，overburden 意思是“过度负担”。

例句

1. The teacher decided to reduce the homework to avoid overburdening the students.
老师决定减少作业量，以避免给学生增加负担。
2. Many workers feel overburdened by the long hours and heavy workload.
许多工人感到被长时间和繁重的工作量压得喘不过气来。
3. It's important to balance responsibilities so you don't overburden yourself.
平衡责任很重要，这样你就不会给自己增加过多的负担。

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