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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
burden
bur·den [burden burdens burdened burdening] noun, verb BrE [ˈbɜːdn] NAmE [ˈbɜːrdn]
noun
1. the ~ (of sth) | a ~ (on/to sb) a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work
•to bear/carry/ease/reduce/share the burden
•The main burden of caring for old people falls on the state.
•the heavy tax burden on working people
•I don't want to become a burden to my children when I'm old.
2. (formal)a heavy load that is difficult to carry
see also ↑beast of burden
Word Origin:
Old English byrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to the verb ↑bear.
Example Bank:
•He was beginning to feel a burden to his family.
•His illness placed an intolerable burden on his family.
•I need to share my burden with someone.
•Reducing taxes would ease the financial burden on families.
•She carried a huge burden of guilt for what she had done.
•She felt she was a burden to her parents.
•She had to shoulder the burden of childcare.
•The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.
•The burden of proof falls on the prosecution: the accused is presumed innocent until proved guilty.
•The economic burden falls mainly on businesses.
•The manager carries the greatest burden of responsibility.
•The need to protect the nation places a heavy burden on the shoulders of state leaders.
•The war was a huge burden on the economy.
•The women carried their burdens on their backs.
•a burden for the whole family
•easing the financial burden on families
•plans to shift the burden of taxation onto larger companies
•the burden of high taxation
•How can we reduce the heavy tax burden on working people?
•I don't want to become a burden to my children when I'm old.
•It's my job to ease the burden in any way I can.
•She shifted her burden from one arm to the other.
•The donkey was the traditional beast of burden.
•Their backs were bent under their burdens.
verb
1. ~ sb/yourself (with sth) to give sb a duty, responsibility, etc. that causes worry, difficulty or hard work
•They have burdened themselves with a high mortgage.
•I don't want to burden you with my worries.
•to be burdened by high taxation
Opp: ↑unburden
2. be burdened with sthto be carrying sth heavy
•She got off the bus, burdened with two heavy suitcases.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Old English byrthen, of West Germanic origin; related to the verb ↑bear.
Example Bank:
•I don't want to burden you with my worries.
•They have burdened themselves with a large mortgage.
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