countless

exhausted

involve

( 成为负担 ) be a burden

( 牵制 ) tie ... down

accumulate ⇒ 资本积累 zīběn jīlěi → accumulation of capital

involve

repeatedly ⇒ 经过累次打击,走私得到遏制。 Jīngguò lěicì dǎjī, zǒusī dédào èzhì. → After repeated crackdowns the smuggling was finally contained.

accumulate

add up

cumbersome

implicate ⇒ 战争连累了旅游业。 Zhànzhēng liánlěile lǚyóuyè. → The war had negative implications for tourism. ⇒ 自己做事不要连累别人。 Zìjǐ zuòshì bùyào liánlěi biérén. → You should not involve other people in things you have done.

work oneself to death

accumulate ... over a long period

for years on end ⇒ 他们穷年累月在这儿工作。 Tāmen qióng nián lěi yuè zài zhèr gōngzuò. → They've worked here for years on end.

year in year out