| 释义 |
encumber
UK [ɪn'kʌm.bər] US [-bɚ] formal
verb transitive
■to weigh someone or something down, or to make it difficult for someone to do something 使…负担沉重；妨碍，阻碍；拖累•Today, thankfully, women tennis players are not encumbered with/by long, heavy skirts and high-necked blouses.幸好今天的女子网球运动员打球时不用受笨重的长裙和高领衬衫的束缚了。 |