unburden oneself to sb
指向某人倾诉积压在心里的烦恼，宾语通常是 oneself。
She finally unburdened herself to her sister.
她终于向姐姐倾诉了心事。
卸下…的负担；使解脱
unburdens — third person singular of unburden
解除负担或烦恼；使卸去负荷；使安心；吐露心事消除思想负担
To free from a burden, or relieve from trouble.
解除负担或烦恼
To free from burden, or relieve from trouble.
一般现在时
He often unburdens his worries to his best friend.
他经常向最好的朋友吐露烦恼。
一般过去时
She unburdened herself of the secret yesterday.
她昨天吐露了秘密。
现在完成时
They have unburdened their consciences by confessing.
他们通过忏悔卸下了良心负担。
规则动词
She finally unburdened herself to her best friend about the problems at work.
她终于向最好的朋友倾诉了工作上的烦恼。
用法提示：这里 unburdened 是过去式，表示通过倾诉使自己在精神上得到解脱。
Talking to a counselor can unburden your mind when you feel overwhelmed.
当你感到不堪重负时，与咨询师交谈可以卸下你心头的重担。
用法提示：unburden 是及物动词原形，宾语为 your mind，意为减轻心理负担。
He unburdened himself of all the worries he had kept inside for years.
他把多年来藏在心里的担忧全部倾吐了出来，卸下了重负。
用法提示：unburdened 与 of 连用，表示从自己身上卸下（忧虑）这一负担。
指向某人倾诉积压在心里的烦恼，宾语通常是 oneself。
She finally unburdened herself to her sister.
她终于向姐姐倾诉了心事。
of 后接被吐露或卸下的抽象事物，如秘密、忧虑。
He unburdened himself of the secret he had kept for years.
他倾诉了保守多年的秘密。
指替某人卸下负担，既可指实物，也可指忧虑等抽象事物。
They unburdened him of the heavy cases.
他们帮他卸下了沉重的箱子。
grammar · medium
易错句子She unburdened to her best friend.
正确表达She unburdened herself to her best friend.
unburden 表示“倾诉”时是及物动词，通常要接反身代词作宾语，即 unburden oneself to sb；不能像汉语“倾诉”那样单独使用或直接跟 to 短语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He unburdened himself from his worries.
正确表达He unburdened himself of his worries.
unburden oneself 后面表示“卸下、倾诉”的内容时，固定搭配介词 of，不用 from；of 引出被卸下的心事或负担。
grammar · medium
易错句子She unburdened her worries to her mother.
正确表达She unburdened herself of her worries to her mother.
unburden 的宾语通常是人（常为 oneself），心事不能直接作宾语；汉语“倾诉烦恼”是动词直接带宾语，英语则说 unburden oneself of one's worries。
relieve 可广泛用于减轻疼痛、压力或免除职责，常见结构是 relieve 后接人再接 of；unburden 侧重使人卸下心理负担或向人倾诉心事，常与反身代词连用，宾语多为人。在“减轻负担”义上两者都可能成立，但 unburden 更偏心理层面。
unload 本义为卸货，口语中可指把烦恼、情绪倾倒给别人，常用 unload 某物 on 某人；unburden 强调使自己摆脱心理负担，常与反身代词连用，不强调把负担转移给他人。
lighten 是及物动词，常以负担、负载、工作量等词作宾语，表示使某物变轻或负担减少；unburden 的宾语通常是人或反身代词，表示使其卸下心理负担，常与 of 连用。
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