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

• The life sunset of mother, could it be said that is encumbrance of your livings or careers?
  一个母亲的晚年，难道是我们生活或事业的拖累吗？
• The widow advertised herself as "without encumbrance".
  那寡妇登了告白注明无儿女牵累。
• Hinting at official concern, Andrew Haldane, executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England, has warned of an "arms race" towards ever greater "encumbrance", or tying-up of safe assets.
  英国央行（bankofengland）负责金融稳定的执行董事安德鲁霍尔丹（andrewhaldane）暗示了官方的担忧，他对这场“抵押品军备竞赛”或对安全资产的追逐提出警告。
• 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。
• 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。
• Apart from actual ownership, an interest in real estate may consist of a lease, a mortgage, a lien or other encumbrance on the property.
  除实际拥有权以外，不动产可包括租凭，房产抵押，抵押品留置权以及其他财产负担等。
• Am I a encumbrance in your eyes?
  在你看来，我已经成为累赘？
• Creating any debenture or other security constituting a charge or other encumbrance on any assets or properties or revenues or any part of the undertaking of the jve?
  发行债券或其它证券，对合资经营企业的资产、收入或者营业来说，将发生一笔费用或负担。
• What a cloud of innumerable witnesses surround us! So let us be rid of every encumbrance, and especially of sin, to persevere in running the race marked out before us.
  所以，我们既有如此众多如云的证人，围绕著我们，就该卸下各种累赘和纠缠人的罪过，以坚忍的心，跑那摆在我们面前的赛程。
• Seller warrants that the goods are now free, and that at the time of delivery shall be free from any security interest or other lien or encumbrance.
  卖方保证货物现无约束，交付时应没有设定担保物权、其他留置权或债权。