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burden noun 1responsibility/worry 责任；担忧ADJECTIVE | VERB + BURDEN | BURDEN + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEenormous, great, heavy, huge, onerous, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous 重负◆The need to protect the nation places a heavy burden on the shoulders of state leaders.保卫国家是压在国家领导人肩上的重任。◆The war was a huge burden on the economy.这场战争给经济带来巨大负担。crippling, crushing, intolerable 无法承受的负担undue, unfair 过度的／不公平的负担added, additional, extra 额外的负担increased 增加的负担administrative, debt, economic, emotional, financial, regulatory, tax 行政／债务／经济／感情／财政／管理／税务负担VERB + BURDENbear, carry 承受负担◆The manager carries the greatest burden of responsibility.经理担当的责任最大。assume, shoulder, take on 承担责任；肩负责任◆She had to shoulder the burden of childcare.她不得不担起照顾孩子的重担。impose, place, put 加负担于◆His illness placed an intolerable burden on his family.他的病给家庭带来了无法承受的负担。create 产生负担be, become 是负担；成为负担feel 感到负担◆He was beginning to feel a burden to his family.他开始觉得自己对家人是个累赘。increase 增加负担ease, lessen, lighten, reduce, relieve 减轻负担lift, remove, take 解除／去掉／承受负担◆The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。shift 转移重担◆plans to shift the burden of taxation onto larger companies将税负转移给较大公司的计划share 分担负担◆I need to share my burden with someone.我需要其他人来分担我的重负。BURDEN + VERBfall on sb/sth 负担落在⋯上◆The economic burden falls mainly on businesses.经济负担主要落在各家企业头上。PREPOSITIONburden for 给⋯的负担◆a burden for the whole family带给全家人的负担burden of ⋯的负担◆the burden of high taxation重税的负担◆She carried a huge burden of guilt for what she had done.她对自己的所作所为深感内疚。burden on, burden upon 加在⋯上的负担◆Reducing taxes would ease the financial burden on families.减税将会减轻家庭的经济负担。burden to 对⋯的负担◆She felt she was a burden to her parents.她感觉自己是父母的负担。PHRASESthe burden of proof (= the responsibility of proving that sth is true) (law 法律) 举证责任◆The burden of proof falls on the prosecution: the accused is presumed innocent until proved guilty.举证责任在控方：除非被证实有罪，否则就假定被告无罪。have a burden on your shoulders 肩负重担◆He has the burden of a large family on his shoulders.他肩负着养活一大家子人的重担。the burden of doing sth 做⋯的重任lift the burden from sb's shoulders (especially BrE) , take the burden off sb's shoulders 解除某人肩上的重担 |