figurative. A load of labour, duty, responsibility, blame, sin, sorrow, etc. Cf. white man's burden n. at white man, n. compounds Now historical.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > types or manners of hindrance > [noun] > encumberment > burdensomeness > a burden (25) burdenc971 figurative. A load of labour, duty, responsibility, blame, sin, sorrow, etc. Cf. white man's burden n. at white man, n. compounds Now historical. chargec1300 figurative. A burden, load, weight (of trouble, inconvenience, etc.). Obsolete. packa1325 figurative and in figurative contexts. burnc1375 = burden, n. fardelc1380 figurative. esp. A burden or load of sin, sorrow, etc. weightc1380 A burden (of responsibility, obligation, suffering, years, etc.). carriagea1556 A load or burden carried by a person, animal, vehicle, etc. In later use with preceding modifying word, as in heavy carriage, light carriage… load1600 figurative. A burden (of affliction, sin, responsibility, etc.); something which weighs down, oppresses, or impedes. Esp. in (to take) a load off… taxa1628 figurative. Something compared to a tax in its incidence, obligation, or burdensomeness; an oppressive or burdensome charge, obligation, or duty… overpoise1697 The action or fact of outweighing something; a thing which overbalances or weighs more than something; a thing which weighs something down. Also figur… dead weight1720 A heavy inert weight: figurative a heavy weight or burden pressing with unrelieved force upon a person, institution, etc. backload1725 An amount that can be carried on the back. millstone1787 figurative. A heavy and inescapable burden or responsibility; esp. in a millstone round one's neck. tin kettle1796 Extended and allusive uses. Something that continues to punish, persecute, or annoy a person relentlessly. Obsolete. nightmare-weight1847 ball and chain1855 figurative. A restriction, a burden, esp. a financial one. Subcategories:— the body regarded as (1) — excessive (5) — possession (2) — inheritance or tradition (1) |
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