| 单词 | encumber |
| 释义 | encumber From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishencumberen‧cum‧ber /ɪnˈkʌmbə $ -ər/ verb [transitive]formalSLOW to make it difficult for you to do something or for something to happen SYN burdenHe died in 1874, heavily encumbered by debt.be encumbered with somethingThe whole process was encumbered with bureaucracy.Grammar Encumber is usually passive. —encumbrance noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusencumber• To be human is merely to encumber the turning of the wheel.• Why should we encumber them with cultural constraints they do not need?Origin encumber (1300-1400) Old French encombrer, from combre “something that prevents movement” |
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