burden學測 L2KK [ˈbɝdən] ｜ /ˈbɝdən/
重擔；負荷·使負擔；加重負荷·主旨；要旨
學測常考字，一字兼名詞動詞兩用
The old horse carried a heavy burden up the hill every morning.
那匹老馬每天早上都要馱著沉重的重擔爬上山坡。
一個畫面：背負重擔
扛重物肩背扛著沉重的東西
轉嫁重擔把重物或責任壓給別人
話裡重心一段話裡分量最重的部分
義項
扛重物C1noun重擔；負荷
The backpack was such a burden that he had to rest every 10 minutes.
那個背包重得像個負擔，他每十分鐘就得休息一次。
a heavy burdencarry a burden
轉嫁重擔C1verb使負擔；加重負荷
The boss burdened his staff with too much work.
老闆讓員工背負了太多工作。
burden the staffburdened with work
話裡重心C1noun主旨；要旨
The burden of the movie was a boy's search for his lost dog.
這部電影的主旨是一個男孩尋找走失的狗。
the burden of the speechthe burden of the book
片語
carry a burden背著重物 →背負沉重的負擔
share the burden分攤重量 →共同分擔責任
financial burden錢的壓力 →經濟上的負擔
become a burden拖累他人 →變成別人的負擔
你會不會這樣說？
The backpack was such a ___ that he had to rest every 10 minutes. (burden / burdened)
看答案
burden
burden 是名詞「負荷」；burdened 是動詞過去式，詞性不同。
'The boss burdened his staff with too much work.' 這句的 burden 是哪個詞性？(A) 名詞 (B) 動詞
看答案
(B)
burden 後接受詞 his staff，是及物動詞，意思是「使負擔」。
字族
burdensome 令人負擔沉重的・unburden 卸下心頭重擔