encumbrance
英 [ɪn'kʌmbr(ə)ns; en-]
美 [ɪn'kʌmbrəns]
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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