英语词汇“encumber”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To encumber is to weigh someone or something down with a physical or psychological burden. You may find yourself encumbered by a heavy backpack or with anxieties. Either way, it's a heavy load to bear!

You can also use encumber to describe something that restricts you in some way: you're so encumbered by your homework load you can’t go to the concert Saturday night. The root, cumber, has several shades of meaning — including "to burden" and "to be overwhelmed."

WORD FAMILY

encumber: disencumber, encumbered, encumbering, encumbers+/cumber: cumbered, cumbering, cumbers, encumber/disencumber: disencumbered, disencumbering, disencumbers/encumbered: unencumbered

USAGE EXAMPLES

Two astronauts clamber across the tortured terrain, encumbered by the heavy scientific instruments they carry on their backs and in their hands.

Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016)

“We don’t want to encumber small business from expanding. We cannot look at fair scheduling in isolation. Must look at totality of all legislation.”

Washington Times(Nov 03, 2016)

His efforts are encumbered by Volkswagen’s governance system, which grants labor representatives half the seats on the board.

Wall Street Journal(Nov 03, 2016)

v hold back

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

constrain, cumber, restrain

bridle

put a bridle on

curb

keep to the curb

clog

impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden

snaffle

fit or restrain with a snaffle

bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel

place limits on (extent or access)

单词	encumber
释义	encumber (once / 1607 pages) v To encumber is to weigh someone or something down with a physical or psychological burden. You may find yourself encumbered by a heavy backpack or with anxieties. Either way, it's a heavy load to bear! You can also use encumber to describe something that restricts you in some way: you're so encumbered by your homework load you can’t go to the concert Saturday night. The root, cumber, has several shades of meaning — including "to burden" and "to be overwhelmed." WORD FAMILY encumber: disencumber, encumbered, encumbering, encumbers+/cumber: cumbered, cumbering, cumbers, encumber/disencumber: disencumbered, disencumbering, disencumbers/encumbered: unencumbered USAGE EXAMPLES Two astronauts clamber across the tortured terrain, encumbered by the heavy scientific instruments they carry on their backs and in their hands. Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) “We don’t want to encumber small business from expanding. We cannot look at fair scheduling in isolation. Must look at totality of all legislation.” Washington Times(Nov 03, 2016) His efforts are encumbered by Volkswagen’s governance system, which grants labor representatives half the seats on the board. Wall Street Journal(Nov 03, 2016) v hold back Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper constrain, cumber, restrain bridle put a bridle on curb keep to the curb clog impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden snaffle fit or restrain with a snaffle bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel place limits on (extent or access)
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