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单词 overburden
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ver•bur•den /ˌoʊvɚˈbɜrdən;/USA pronunciation  n. v. [~ + object]
  1. to load too much;
    put a burden on.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
o•ver•bur•den  (v. ō′vər bûr′dn;n. ō′vər bûr′dn),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to load with too great a burden;
    overload:He was overburdened with cares.

n. 
  1. an excessive burden.
  2. MiningAlso called burden, capping. waste earth and rock covering a mineral deposit.
  • over- + burden1 1570–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overburden vb /ˌəʊvəˈbɜːdən/
  1. (transitive) to load with excessive weight, work, etc
 n /ˈəʊvəˌbɜːdən/
  1. an excessive burden or load
  2. the sedimentary rock material that covers coal seams, mineral veins, etc

ˌoverˈburdensome adj
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