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

1n 2n

A burden or serious concern is an encumbrance. Your being five feet tall could be an encumbrance when it comes to your dream of playing professional basketball.

Something that blocks you from doing what you want to do is an encumbrance, like the rocky soil in your garden that makes it impossible for you to grow tomatoes. A burden or hindrance can also be an encumbrance, the way wearing thick knitted mittens makes it harder for you to dial your cell phone — your mittens are an encumbrance. The word comes from the Latin word incombrare, which means "barricade or obstacle."

WORD FAMILY

encumbrance: encumbrances

USAGE EXAMPLES

Though Christie’s 61-lot auction of contemporary works on Tuesday night featured 17 guarantees, the most highly valued lot was offered free of financial encumbrances.

New York Times(Nov 23, 2016)

But those drowning currents and terrible fish are more than stray encumbrances—they are part of the person; they live in her looking glass.

Slate(Sep 05, 2016)

Even the minor encumbrance of a bandage was a serious inconvenience.

Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007)

1n an onerous or difficult concern

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

burden, incumbrance, load, onus

dead weight

an oppressive encumbrance

fardel

a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)

imposition

an uncalled-for burden

pill

something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured

concern, headache, vexation, worry

something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

2n any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive

clog

any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction

speed bump

a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway

impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor

any structure that makes progress difficult

n a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)

Syn|Hyper

incumbrance

charge

financial liabilities (such as a tax)

单词	encumbrance
释义	encumbrance (once / 5881 pages) 1n 2n A burden or serious concern is an encumbrance. Your being five feet tall could be an encumbrance when it comes to your dream of playing professional basketball. Something that blocks you from doing what you want to do is an encumbrance, like the rocky soil in your garden that makes it impossible for you to grow tomatoes. A burden or hindrance can also be an encumbrance, the way wearing thick knitted mittens makes it harder for you to dial your cell phone — your mittens are an encumbrance. The word comes from the Latin word incombrare, which means "barricade or obstacle." WORD FAMILY encumbrance: encumbrances USAGE EXAMPLES Though Christie’s 61-lot auction of contemporary works on Tuesday night featured 17 guarantees, the most highly valued lot was offered free of financial encumbrances. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) But those drowning currents and terrible fish are more than stray encumbrances—they are part of the person; they live in her looking glass. Slate(Sep 05, 2016) Even the minor encumbrance of a bandage was a serious inconvenience. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) 1 1n an onerous or difficult concern Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper burden, incumbrance, load, onus dead weight an oppressive encumbrance fardel a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) imposition an uncalled-for burden pill something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured concern, headache, vexation, worry something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness 2n any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction speed bump a hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor any structure that makes progress difficult 2 n a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) Syn\|Hyper incumbrance charge financial liabilities (such as a tax)
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