单词 | laden |
释义 | laden (once / 461 pages) 1adjv 2adjv Something that is laden is weighted down by something heavy, like an apple tree that's laden with fruit. Laden comes from the Old English word hladan, meaning "to load, heap." Think of the related word ladle, a big scoop you dip into something, such as soup or hot fudge. Laden can be a verb that describes using a ladle or otherwise filling or loading something up, like a teacher who ladens students with homework. Laden can be an adjective that describes the feeling of burden or stress from all that work. WORD FAMILYladen: ladened, ladenly, ladens, overladen+/lade: laden, lades, lading, unlade/lading: ladings/unlade: unladed, unlades, unlading USAGE EXAMPLESHe bemoans the dependence of most Americans on processed foods and meals prepared by many stores and restaurants that are laden with unhealthful ingredients. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “One year ago, from a base here in Afghanistan, our troops launched the operation that killed Osama bin Laden,” he said. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The most controversial is the bin Laden versus USA video game. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1adj filled with a great quantity table laden with food Syn ladened, loaded full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal 2v remove with or as if with a ladle 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper lade, ladle slop ladle clumsily remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 1adj burdened psychologically or mentally laden with grief Syn oppressed burdened bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities 2v fill or place a load on Syn|Hypo|Hyper lade, load, load up load down, pack load with a pack bomb upload an aircraft with bombs overcharge, overload, surchargeplace too much a load on reloadplace a new load on stackload or cover with stacks fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
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