encumbrance

英 [ɪnˈkʌmbrəns]

美 [ɪnˈkʌmbrəns]

n.  妨碍者; 累赘; 障碍物

复数：encumbrances　

法律

BNC.26434 / COCA.30197

牛津词典

noun

• 妨碍者；累赘；障碍物
  a person or thing that prevents sb from moving easily or from doing what they want
  1. I felt I was being an encumbrance to them.
     我感到自己成了他们的累赘。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 拖累;障碍;累赘
  Anencumbranceis something or someone that encumbers you.
  1. Magdalena considered the past an irrelevant encumbrance.
     玛格达莱娜把过去看作毫不相干的累赘。

英英释义

noun

• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  Synonym:hindrancehinderancehitchpreventivepreventativeincumbranceinterference
• an onerous or difficult concern
  1. the burden of responsibility
  2. that's a load off my mind
  Synonym:burdenloadincumbranceonus
• a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage)
  Synonym:incumbrance

双语例句

• Growing use of secured borrowing risks becoming a vicious circle: if investors charge more for unsecured borrowing because of rising asset encumbrance, banks will be forced to tie up even more of their very best loans to raise funds.
  发行越来越多的担保借款，可能正成为一种恶性循环：如果由于资产拖累不断加重，投资者会向无担保借款收取更高的利率，而银行将被迫绑定更多的最优质贷款，以筹集资金。
• The Nature supplies them appropriately but the supply is not given too much to be their encumbrance.
  自然适得其分地供应他们各种所需，可是自然的供应不会多到成为他们的负累。
• Before the crunch, the sheer size of some institutions was an encumbrance to rational analysis.
  金融危机之前，一些机构庞大的规模妨碍了理性分析。
• The encumbrance of landed estate exists relative to main right, which is inevitable to change with the change of main right and have a certain influence on the main right at the same time.
  土地他项权利是相对于主权利而存在的，必然会随主权利的变更而发生改变，同时也会对主权利产生一定的影响。
• Where the foregoing standards are pertaining to control, approval, encumbrance, provision of educational and cultural facilities or should there be special circumstances in existence, the characteristics or objectives shall also be taken into consideration.
  前项收费基准，属于办理管制、许可、设定权利、提供教育文化设施或有其它特殊情形者，得并考虑其特性或目的定之。
• It was begun, incidentally, by Pierre Varignon who sought to free dynamics from the encumbrance of geometry.
  皮埃尔？伐里农在进行把动力学从几何学的束缚下解放出来的探索中，顺便开始了这个工作。
• As a result, surgeons can operate freely without the encumbrance of suits, respirators and helmets.
  这样军医可以手脚灵活地施行手术而不必穿戴臃肿的防隔服、防尘面罩。
• But carelessly become your encumbrance.
  却不小心成为你的累赘。
• Their thinking: If I can manage without the encumbrance and bother of a coat, then why not?
  他们的想法是：如果能够摆脱累赘又麻烦的外套，又何乐而不为呢？
• Severe pain, by impairing a patient's ability to listen and understand, is an encumbrance to the informed consent process.
  剧烈疼痛能够削弱患者的倾听及理解能力，因而成为知情同意过程的障碍。