Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #22978
encumber
使负重担;拖累
核心释义
To weigh down or burden someone or something.
- 1.
用重担加载某物。
To load down something with a burden.
- 2.
用障碍物限制或阻挡某物。
To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.
- 3.
以法律主张或其他义务使负担。
To burden with a legal claim or other obligation.
阻碍;妨碍;使承担(法律)义务;用重担加载某物。;用障碍物限制或阻挡某物。;以法律主张或其他义务使负担。
用法In use
The heavy debt encumbers the company's growth.
用法提示:encumber 在此表示“拖累”,作及物动词,后接宾语。
Carrying too many bags encumbered her movement.
用法提示:encumbered 是过去式,表示“阻碍”,描述具体事件。
The hall was encumbered with old furniture.
用法提示:encumbered with 表示“被……阻塞”,被动结构。
encumber + noun
及物动词,直接后接被妨碍的对象。
The heavy backpack encumbered her movements.
沉重的背包妨碍了她的动作。
encumber + someone/something + with + noun
用with引出造成妨碍的事物。
He encumbered his team with unnecessary paperwork.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be encumbered with debt
- 负债累累;为债务所累
- Many young families are encumbered with debt from student loans.许多年轻家庭因学生贷款而负债累累。
- encumbered by heavy luggage
- 被沉重的行李拖累
- The travelers, encumbered by heavy luggage, moved slowly through the station.旅客们被沉重的行李拖累,在车站里缓慢前行。
- encumber the progress
- 阻碍进展
- Red tape can encumber the progress of important projects.繁文缛节会阻碍重要项目的进展。
- encumber property with a mortgage
- 用抵押贷款使房产承担债务
- The owner decided to encumber the property with a mortgage to raise funds.业主决定用房产抵押贷款来筹集资金。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想:把 encumber 拆成 en(使)+cumber(妨碍),想象路上堆满障碍物,使你负重难行、备受拖累。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:法律文书、正式书面表达 该词多用于正式场合,比较常见于法律或书面语中,日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于被动结构
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
number、lumber、slumber、umber、outnumber 与 encumber 押韵(重读 /ʌmbə/);cucumber 拼写相似,但重音在第一个音节 /kjuː/,读作 /ˈkjuːkʌmbə/,不押韵。
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