负担

负担 [fù dān]

1. ■ （承当） bear (a burden); shoulder:

负担事故的责任 shoulder the responsibility for the accident;

负担费用 bear the expenses;

自己负担大学期间的全部费用 pay one's way through college;

旅费由东道国负担。 All the travelling expenses will be borne by the host country.

2. ■ （承受的责任） burden; load; encumbrance; freight:

财政负担 financial burden;

家庭负担 family burden (esp. financial);

减轻学生负担 lighten the students' load;

精神[思想]负担 mental burden; load on one's mind;

工作负担 load of work; work load

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常用词组

1. ■ 负担法则 （租税） law of incidence;

2. ■ 负担系数 dependency coefficient