encumbrance

英 [ɪn'kʌmbr(ə)ns; en-]美 [ɪn'kʌmbrəns]

n. 累赘；妨害物

英文词源

encumbrance (n.)

c. 1300, "trouble, difficulty; ensnarement, temptation," from Old French encombrance "encumbrance, obstruction; calamity, trouble," from encombrer (see encumber). Meaning "that which encumbers, impediment, obstacle" is from late 14c. in English.

双语例句

1. Magdalena considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance.

玛格达莱娜把过去看作毫不相干的累赘。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I felt I was being an encumbrance to them.

我感到自己成了他们的累赘。

来自《权威词典》

3. Only by overcoming our weaknesses can we advance without any encumbrance; only by uniting ourselves in our struggle can we be invincible.

克服缺点才能轻装前进, 团结战斗才能无往不胜.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Now I should be an encumbrance.

现在我成为累赘了.

来自辞典例句

5. From " an Arsenal of Democracy " to " an Encumbrance of Democracy "

论文标题从 “ 民主的兵工厂 ” 到 “ 民主的包袱 ”

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