Encumber

[ɪn'kʌmbə;en-] or [ɪn'kʌmbɚ]

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden; to retard with something superfluous; to weigh down; to obstruct or embarrass; as, his movements were encumbered by his mantle; his mind is encumbered with useless learning.

(v. t.) To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber an estate with mortgages.

整理:莱昂内尔

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. [1]. Load, clog, oppress, impede, hinder, obstruct, overload.[2]. Embarrass, perplex, entangle, involve, complicate.

杰西卡校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Oppress, obstruct, clog, impede

ANT:Disencumber, free, disburden

杰勒德整理

解釋/意思:

v.t. to impede the motion of: to hamper: to embarrass: to burden: to load with debts.—ns. Encum′berment the act of encumbering: the state of being encumbered; Encum′brance that which encumbers or hinders: a legal claim on an estate: one dependent on another—e.g. 'a widow without encumbrances'=a widow without children; Encum′brancer.

康斯坦丁校對