- 1. bear (a burden); shoulder
- ♦ 旅费由东道国~。 All the travelling expenses will be borne by the host country.
- 2. burden; load; encumbrance
- ♦ 财政~ financial burden
- ♦ 家庭~ family burden (esp. financial)
- ♦ 工作~ workload
- ♦ 思想~ a load on one's mind; mental burden
- ♦ 减轻学生~ lighten the students' load
- ♦ 解除精神~ free one's mind of encumbrances