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单词 cumber
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cum•ber  (kumbər),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to hinder;
    hamper.
  2. to overload;
    burden.
  3. to inconvenience;
    trouble.

n. 
  1. a hindrance.
  2. something that cumbers.
  3. [Archaic.]embarrassment;
    trouble.
  • 1250–1300; Middle English cumbre (noun, nominal), cumbren (verb, verbal), aphetic variant of acumbren to harass, defeat; see encumber
cumber•er, n. 
cumber•ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cumber /ˈkʌmbə/ vb (transitive)
  1. to obstruct or hinder
  2. obsolete to inconvenience
Etymology: 13th Century: probably from Old French combrer to impede, prevent, from combre barrier; see encumber
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