burden/'bɜːdən $ 'bɜːr-/

n. a responsibility that is difficult or that worries sb

n. [C] 重担；负担：[burden of (doing) sth] the burden of caring for his aging parents 照料年迈父母的重担

◇[burden on/to sb] The sick old man didn't want to become a burden to his children. 这位生病的老人不想成为子女的负担。

音组-den/-dən/

burden; garden; golden; sudden; wooden