单词 | overburden |
释义 | overburden (once / 6294 pages) 1vn 2n WORD FAMILY overburden: overburdened, overburdening, overburdens+/burden: burdened, burdening, burdenless, burdens, burdensome, disburden, overburden, unburden/burdensome: burdensomely, burdensomeness/disburden: disburdened, disburdening, disburdens/unburden: unburdened, unburdening, unburdens USAGE EXAMPLESYes, lawmakers should move carefully and be wary of overburdening alcohol establishments and offenders. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Diversion is intended to relieve overburdened courts and crowded jails, and to spare low-risk offenders from the devastating consequences of a criminal record. New York Times(Dec 12, 2016) Now this burden of collecting falls on the already overburdened doctor. Wall Street Journal(Dec 04, 2016) 1 1v load with excessive weight Hyper burden, burthen, weight, weight down weight down with a load 2v burden with too much work or responsibility Hyper burden, charge, saddle impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to 3n an excessive burden 2Syn|Hyper overload burden, load, loading weight to be borne or conveyed n the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits Hyper ground, land, soil material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) |
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