单词 | unencumbered |
释义 | unencumbered (once / 10442 pages) adj When you're unencumbered, you're free of baggage: either you literally don't have a lot of stuff to carry, or you're emotionally care-free. This word has two closely related uses. A person is unencumbered when they're traveling light — they're not struggling to carry 5 suitcases. But if you have no worries or responsibilities, you're also unencumbered — nothing is weighing on your mind. In both senses being unencumbered means you feel light: either literally or emotionally. WORD FAMILYencumbered: unencumbered+/cumber: cumbered, cumbering, cumbers, encumber/disencumber: disencumbered, disencumbering, disencumbers/encumber: disencumber, encumbered, encumbering, encumbers USAGE EXAMPLESThey were the looser team, unencumbered with thoughts of postseason berths and playoff runs. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) The filmmakers were unencumbered by American censorship standards, and Ms. Tovar recalled spending much of the film swanning about in a transparent negligee. Washington Post(Nov 13, 2016) Unencumbered by emotional clutter, Williams’s interpretations reveal the music’s contours and textures with the precision of a sharp photograph. Washington Post(Oct 30, 2016) 1adj free of encumbrance inherited an unencumbered estate Syn|Ant burdenless, unburdened not encumbered with a physical burden or load clear, unmortgaged(especially of a title) free from any encumbrance or limitation that presents a question of fact or law encumbered loaded to excess or impeded by a heavy load burdened, heavy-laden, loaded downbearing a physically heavy weight or load cloggedloaded with something that hinders motion involved, miredentangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire mortgagedburdened with legal or financial obligations 2adj not burdened with cares or responsibilities living an unencumbered life Syn unburdened not burdened with difficulties or responsibilities |
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