overburden
UK [ˌəʊ.və'bɜ:.dən] US [ˌoʊ.vɚ'bɝ:-] verb transitive often passive
■to make someone or something work too hard or carry, contain or deal with too much 使不堪重负；使负担过重；使装载过多•Insurance companies are already overburdened with similar claims.保险公司已经被类似的索赔弄得不堪重负。 •Now 5000 new children will be attending the district's already overburdened school system.现在5000名新学童将要进入本地区已经超负荷运作的学校系统。 |