Encumbrance

(noun.) a charge against property (as a lien or mortgage).

录入:梅林达

• The Indianola was superior to all the others in armament, and probably would have destroyed them or driven them away, but for her encumbrance. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• Resisting Sam's tender of his greatcoat, in order that he might have no encumbrance in scaling the wall, he set forth, followed by his attendant. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• She is no encumbrance here. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• The latter seemed to Tarzan a most useless encumbrance, so he threw his away. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• All the encumbrance of doubt, all the rubbish of indecision, must be removed at once, and the plain truth must be ascertained. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• But I happen to be an encumbrance in the way of another man. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Bewitching Mrs. Copperfield's encumbrance? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• A year ago I should have been of use to you, and now I should be an encumbrance; and I like you for telling me so quite honestly. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Very pretty, sir, upon my word; to send me on here, to be an encumbrance to my friends, so long before you vouchsafe to come! 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• The servants were the next encumbrances to get rid of. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Nobody at home to keep house for me, said the clerk, with a cheerful sense of perfect freedom from all family encumbrances. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.

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