| 单词 | encumbrance |
| 释义 | encumbrance (once / 5881 pages) 1n 2n A burden or serious concern is an encumbrance. Your being five feet tall could be an encumbrance when it comes to your dream of playing professional basketball. Something that blocks you from doing what you want to do is an encumbrance, like the rocky soil in your garden that makes it impossible for you to grow tomatoes. A burden or hindrance can also be an encumbrance, the way wearing thick knitted mittens makes it harder for you to dial your cell phone — your mittens are an encumbrance. The word comes from the Latin word incombrare, which means "barricade or obstacle." WORD FAMILYencumbrance: encumbrances USAGE EXAMPLESThough Christie’s 61-lot auction of contemporary works on Tuesday night featured 17 guarantees, the most highly valued lot was offered free of financial encumbrances. New York Times(Nov 23, 2016) But those drowning currents and terrible fish are more than stray encumbrances—they are part of the person; they live in her looking glass. Slate(Sep 05, 2016) Even the minor encumbrance of a bandage was a serious inconvenience. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) 1 1n an onerous or difficult concern Syn|Hypo|Hyper burden, incumbrance, load, onus dead weight an oppressive encumbrance fardela burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) impositionan uncalled-for burden pillsomething unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured concern, headache, vexation, worry something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness 2n any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper hinderance, hindrance, hitch, incumbrance, interference, preventative, preventive clog any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction speed bumpa hindrance to speeding created by a crosswise ridge in the surface of a roadway impediment, impedimenta, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor any structure that makes progress difficult n a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage) Syn|Hyper incumbrance charge financial liabilities (such as a tax) |
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