Definition of overburden in English:

overburden

verb əʊvəˈbəːd(ə)nˌoʊvərˈbərdn

[with object]

1Load (someone) with too many things to carry.
使携带东西过多；使负担过重
they were overburdened with luggage
过多的行李使他们不堪重负。
Synonyms
load, weight, charge
1. 1.1 Give (someone) more work or pressure than they can deal with.
  给…过多工作（或压力）
  ministers are overburdened with engagements
  约见部长的人太多，使他们应接不暇。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Police are poorly paid, investigators and prosecutors are too few and overburdened, and there are not enough courts, judges, or jails.
  Analyzing and grading writing can be difficult for teachers who are already overburdened with their various education and non-education assignments.
  It is little wonder then that officials have long pushed for mergers to clean up the overburdened system.
  Such bad bureaucracy weighs heavily on already overburdened parents.
  The courts are not overburdened with applications in this field.
  Probation officers that I have dealt with are overburdened, overworked and burned out.
  True, teachers in the public school system are often overburdened, but many still do a great teaching job.
  Inmates feel isolated and are already overburdened by the tension of courts and hearings.
  These courts are already overburdened with cases and the influx of new lawsuits will result in cases taking many years to reach trial.
  He said the measures would place further pressure on the already overburdened public hospital system.
  It handles the material so well that the student is not overburdened.
  According to his account, he was overburdened and overwhelmed by the tasks imposed on him, many of which he regarded as pointless.
  While the idea of people telling their stories is attractive in theory, in practice the courts are overburdened as it is.
  As the nation's overburdened and underfunded emergency rooms are pushed to the brink, our medical safety net is starting to unravel.
  For overburdened middle managers and front-line employees, the pressure to complete day-to-day tasks can make learning the ins and outs of a new system feel like nothing but a hassle.
  When we are all overburdened with worries in our daily life, a real entertainer is a welcome relief.
  This is an indication of how overburdened our courts are.
  At a time when federal courts are already overburdened, it will make case backlogs even longer.
  Physicians are overburdened by paperwork and government regulations.
  Several of the administrators were also new, and just as overburdened by the remaining seven teacher vacancies.
  Synonyms
  strain, stretch, put a strain on, make demands on, weigh heavily on, weigh down

noun ˈəʊvəbəːd(ə)nˈoʊvərˌbərdn

1mass noun Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.
（矿藏、古代遗迹等的）岩石覆盖；表土层
the kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit
Example sentencesExamples
- For both the sill and the sedimentary overburden, reduction in thickness since intrusion may have been around 10%, with comparable increases in present-day densities.
- Localized high-magnitude overpressures are also observed within pressure compartments in the deltaic overburden in the inner shelf.
- Equipment was small and most miners removed all overburden by washing it down the creeks.
- One bucket-wheel excavator removes the relatively thin overburden and exposes the coal seam.
- Features shared by the Lake Hope structures and many physical diapiric models are local ductile extension and thinning of the overburden overlying anticlinal ridges of the active boundary.
- All topsoil and vegetative overburden shall be removed and separately stored along the north eastern boundary of the site to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.
- The workings were confined to several, steep-sided gorges from which the miners extracted fibre with some difficulty, mostly either by blast-removing overburden to expose benches or by underground mining.
- The current planning application provides for the Moira site to be restored by filling with overburden from mineral operations at Albion.
- Another key component to a heavy-equipment fleet is the machine that gets overburden off the site.
- These indicate that the thermal alteration is due to thrust loading and not to pre-thrust sedimentary overburden.
- Overpressured prodelta shales may act as a decoupling zone between the structural basement and deltaic overburden.
- In-situ methods make more economic sense for deposits covered by more than 75 m of overburden.
- Continued compaction by overburden then converts lignite into bituminous coal and finally, anthracite coal.
- It occurred to Greene that this channel resembled the area several hundred yards downstream where they had been digging - an area now filled with rock and buried under 4 feet of overburden.
- The overburden comprises sands and shales with thin coal interbeds, which passes upwards into sandstones and shales without coals.
- Contracts have been let to South Australian firms for site preparation, removal of overburden and the installation of a major mining and heavy mineral separation plant.
- It is proposed that evaporite dissolution led to the collapse of the weakly lithified overburden, and this deformed with a series of concentric extensional faults.
- Underneath the muskeg is a layer of sand, rock and overburden, a clay-like material.
- Calculations suggest that 1,000 tons of overburden was removed to create a single shaft, which yielded approximately 8 tons of nodular flint.
- Conversely, in an extensional basin, older strata would be expected to develop higher grades beneath an overburden of younger rocks.
2An excessive burden.
过载物；过重负担
an overburden of costs
过高的成本。
Example sentencesExamples
- The economic cost of these factors could be reflected by an overburden of social medical response that could eventually deny health services for the masses, in many nations.
- The disease has led to a huge orphan crisis, creating an overburden on an already stressed medical system.

Derivatives

overburdensome

adjective əʊvəˈbəːd(ə)ns(ə)m

I don't think it would be overburdensome to the tote companies.

Definition of overburden in US English:

overburden

verbˌoʊvərˈbərdnˌōvərˈbərdn

[with object]

1Load (someone) with too many things to carry.
使携带东西过多；使负担过重
they were overburdened with luggage
过多的行李使他们不堪重负。
Synonyms
load, weight, charge
1. 1.1 Give (someone) more work or pressure than they can deal with.
  给…过多工作（或压力）
  the courts became overburdened with large numbers of relatively trivial offenses
  overburdened teachers
  Example sentencesExamples
  As the nation's overburdened and underfunded emergency rooms are pushed to the brink, our medical safety net is starting to unravel.
  Several of the administrators were also new, and just as overburdened by the remaining seven teacher vacancies.
  According to his account, he was overburdened and overwhelmed by the tasks imposed on him, many of which he regarded as pointless.
  He said the measures would place further pressure on the already overburdened public hospital system.
  This is an indication of how overburdened our courts are.
  Such bad bureaucracy weighs heavily on already overburdened parents.
  While the idea of people telling their stories is attractive in theory, in practice the courts are overburdened as it is.
  Physicians are overburdened by paperwork and government regulations.
  It handles the material so well that the student is not overburdened.
  For overburdened middle managers and front-line employees, the pressure to complete day-to-day tasks can make learning the ins and outs of a new system feel like nothing but a hassle.
  Probation officers that I have dealt with are overburdened, overworked and burned out.
  At a time when federal courts are already overburdened, it will make case backlogs even longer.
  The courts are not overburdened with applications in this field.
  Police are poorly paid, investigators and prosecutors are too few and overburdened, and there are not enough courts, judges, or jails.
  Inmates feel isolated and are already overburdened by the tension of courts and hearings.
  True, teachers in the public school system are often overburdened, but many still do a great teaching job.
  These courts are already overburdened with cases and the influx of new lawsuits will result in cases taking many years to reach trial.
  When we are all overburdened with worries in our daily life, a real entertainer is a welcome relief.
  It is little wonder then that officials have long pushed for mergers to clean up the overburdened system.
  Analyzing and grading writing can be difficult for teachers who are already overburdened with their various education and non-education assignments.
  Synonyms
  strain, stretch, put a strain on, make demands on, weigh heavily on, weigh down

nounˈoʊvərˌbərdnˈōvərˌbərdn

1Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.
（矿藏、古代遗迹等的）岩石覆盖；表土层
Example sentencesExamples
- It is proposed that evaporite dissolution led to the collapse of the weakly lithified overburden, and this deformed with a series of concentric extensional faults.
- These indicate that the thermal alteration is due to thrust loading and not to pre-thrust sedimentary overburden.
- The workings were confined to several, steep-sided gorges from which the miners extracted fibre with some difficulty, mostly either by blast-removing overburden to expose benches or by underground mining.
- Localized high-magnitude overpressures are also observed within pressure compartments in the deltaic overburden in the inner shelf.
- Calculations suggest that 1,000 tons of overburden was removed to create a single shaft, which yielded approximately 8 tons of nodular flint.
- Underneath the muskeg is a layer of sand, rock and overburden, a clay-like material.
- It occurred to Greene that this channel resembled the area several hundred yards downstream where they had been digging - an area now filled with rock and buried under 4 feet of overburden.
- Another key component to a heavy-equipment fleet is the machine that gets overburden off the site.
- Equipment was small and most miners removed all overburden by washing it down the creeks.
- Contracts have been let to South Australian firms for site preparation, removal of overburden and the installation of a major mining and heavy mineral separation plant.
- Features shared by the Lake Hope structures and many physical diapiric models are local ductile extension and thinning of the overburden overlying anticlinal ridges of the active boundary.
- All topsoil and vegetative overburden shall be removed and separately stored along the north eastern boundary of the site to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority.
- In-situ methods make more economic sense for deposits covered by more than 75 m of overburden.
- One bucket-wheel excavator removes the relatively thin overburden and exposes the coal seam.
- The current planning application provides for the Moira site to be restored by filling with overburden from mineral operations at Albion.
- Overpressured prodelta shales may act as a decoupling zone between the structural basement and deltaic overburden.
- Continued compaction by overburden then converts lignite into bituminous coal and finally, anthracite coal.
- Conversely, in an extensional basin, older strata would be expected to develop higher grades beneath an overburden of younger rocks.
- For both the sill and the sedimentary overburden, reduction in thickness since intrusion may have been around 10%, with comparable increases in present-day densities.
- The overburden comprises sands and shales with thin coal interbeds, which passes upwards into sandstones and shales without coals.
1. 1.1 An excessive burden.
  过载物；过重负担
  an overburden of costs
  过高的成本。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The disease has led to a huge orphan crisis, creating an overburden on an already stressed medical system.
  The economic cost of these factors could be reflected by an overburden of social medical response that could eventually deny health services for the masses, in many nations.

词汇	overburden
释义	Definition of overburden in English: overburden verb əʊvəˈbəːd(ə)nˌoʊvərˈbərdn [with object] 1Load (someone) with too many things to carry. 使携带东西过多；使负担过重 they were overburdened with luggage 过多的行李使他们不堪重负。 Synonyms load, weight, charge 1.1 Give (someone) more work or pressure than they can deal with. 给…过多工作（或压力） ministers are overburdened with engagements 约见部长的人太多，使他们应接不暇。 Example sentencesExamples Police are poorly paid, investigators and prosecutors are too few and overburdened, and there are not enough courts, judges, or jails. Analyzing and grading writing can be difficult for teachers who are already overburdened with their various education and non-education assignments. It is little wonder then that officials have long pushed for mergers to clean up the overburdened system. Such bad bureaucracy weighs heavily on already overburdened parents. The courts are not overburdened with applications in this field. Probation officers that I have dealt with are overburdened, overworked and burned out. True, teachers in the public school system are often overburdened, but many still do a great teaching job. Inmates feel isolated and are already overburdened by the tension of courts and hearings. These courts are already overburdened with cases and the influx of new lawsuits will result in cases taking many years to reach trial. He said the measures would place further pressure on the already overburdened public hospital system. It handles the material so well that the student is not overburdened. According to his account, he was overburdened and overwhelmed by the tasks imposed on him, many of which he regarded as pointless. While the idea of people telling their stories is attractive in theory, in practice the courts are overburdened as it is. As the nation's overburdened and underfunded emergency rooms are pushed to the brink, our medical safety net is starting to unravel. For overburdened middle managers and front-line employees, the pressure to complete day-to-day tasks can make learning the ins and outs of a new system feel like nothing but a hassle. When we are all overburdened with worries in our daily life, a real entertainer is a welcome relief. This is an indication of how overburdened our courts are. At a time when federal courts are already overburdened, it will make case backlogs even longer. Physicians are overburdened by paperwork and government regulations. Several of the administrators were also new, and just as overburdened by the remaining seven teacher vacancies. Synonyms strain, stretch, put a strain on, make demands on, weigh heavily on, weigh down noun ˈəʊvəbəːd(ə)nˈoʊvərˌbərdn 1mass noun Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature. （矿藏、古代遗迹等的）岩石覆盖；表土层 the kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit Example sentencesExamples For both the sill and the sedimentary overburden, reduction in thickness since intrusion may have been around 10%, with comparable increases in present-day densities. Localized high-magnitude overpressures are also observed within pressure compartments in the deltaic overburden in the inner shelf. Equipment was small and most miners removed all overburden by washing it down the creeks. One bucket-wheel excavator removes the relatively thin overburden and exposes the coal seam. Features shared by the Lake Hope structures and many physical diapiric models are local ductile extension and thinning of the overburden overlying anticlinal ridges of the active boundary. All topsoil and vegetative overburden shall be removed and separately stored along the north eastern boundary of the site to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. The workings were confined to several, steep-sided gorges from which the miners extracted fibre with some difficulty, mostly either by blast-removing overburden to expose benches or by underground mining. The current planning application provides for the Moira site to be restored by filling with overburden from mineral operations at Albion. Another key component to a heavy-equipment fleet is the machine that gets overburden off the site. These indicate that the thermal alteration is due to thrust loading and not to pre-thrust sedimentary overburden. Overpressured prodelta shales may act as a decoupling zone between the structural basement and deltaic overburden. In-situ methods make more economic sense for deposits covered by more than 75 m of overburden. Continued compaction by overburden then converts lignite into bituminous coal and finally, anthracite coal. It occurred to Greene that this channel resembled the area several hundred yards downstream where they had been digging - an area now filled with rock and buried under 4 feet of overburden. The overburden comprises sands and shales with thin coal interbeds, which passes upwards into sandstones and shales without coals. Contracts have been let to South Australian firms for site preparation, removal of overburden and the installation of a major mining and heavy mineral separation plant. It is proposed that evaporite dissolution led to the collapse of the weakly lithified overburden, and this deformed with a series of concentric extensional faults. Underneath the muskeg is a layer of sand, rock and overburden, a clay-like material. Calculations suggest that 1,000 tons of overburden was removed to create a single shaft, which yielded approximately 8 tons of nodular flint. Conversely, in an extensional basin, older strata would be expected to develop higher grades beneath an overburden of younger rocks. 2An excessive burden. 过载物；过重负担 an overburden of costs 过高的成本。 Example sentencesExamples The economic cost of these factors could be reflected by an overburden of social medical response that could eventually deny health services for the masses, in many nations. The disease has led to a huge orphan crisis, creating an overburden on an already stressed medical system. Derivatives overburdensome adjective əʊvəˈbəːd(ə)ns(ə)m I don't think it would be overburdensome to the tote companies. Definition of overburden in US English: overburden verbˌoʊvərˈbərdnˌōvərˈbərdn [with object] 1Load (someone) with too many things to carry. 使携带东西过多；使负担过重 they were overburdened with luggage 过多的行李使他们不堪重负。 Synonyms load, weight, charge 1.1 Give (someone) more work or pressure than they can deal with. 给…过多工作（或压力） the courts became overburdened with large numbers of relatively trivial offenses overburdened teachers Example sentencesExamples As the nation's overburdened and underfunded emergency rooms are pushed to the brink, our medical safety net is starting to unravel. Several of the administrators were also new, and just as overburdened by the remaining seven teacher vacancies. According to his account, he was overburdened and overwhelmed by the tasks imposed on him, many of which he regarded as pointless. He said the measures would place further pressure on the already overburdened public hospital system. This is an indication of how overburdened our courts are. Such bad bureaucracy weighs heavily on already overburdened parents. While the idea of people telling their stories is attractive in theory, in practice the courts are overburdened as it is. Physicians are overburdened by paperwork and government regulations. It handles the material so well that the student is not overburdened. For overburdened middle managers and front-line employees, the pressure to complete day-to-day tasks can make learning the ins and outs of a new system feel like nothing but a hassle. Probation officers that I have dealt with are overburdened, overworked and burned out. At a time when federal courts are already overburdened, it will make case backlogs even longer. The courts are not overburdened with applications in this field. Police are poorly paid, investigators and prosecutors are too few and overburdened, and there are not enough courts, judges, or jails. Inmates feel isolated and are already overburdened by the tension of courts and hearings. True, teachers in the public school system are often overburdened, but many still do a great teaching job. These courts are already overburdened with cases and the influx of new lawsuits will result in cases taking many years to reach trial. When we are all overburdened with worries in our daily life, a real entertainer is a welcome relief. It is little wonder then that officials have long pushed for mergers to clean up the overburdened system. Analyzing and grading writing can be difficult for teachers who are already overburdened with their various education and non-education assignments. Synonyms strain, stretch, put a strain on, make demands on, weigh heavily on, weigh down nounˈoʊvərˌbərdnˈōvərˌbərdn 1Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature. （矿藏、古代遗迹等的）岩石覆盖；表土层 Example sentencesExamples It is proposed that evaporite dissolution led to the collapse of the weakly lithified overburden, and this deformed with a series of concentric extensional faults. These indicate that the thermal alteration is due to thrust loading and not to pre-thrust sedimentary overburden. The workings were confined to several, steep-sided gorges from which the miners extracted fibre with some difficulty, mostly either by blast-removing overburden to expose benches or by underground mining. Localized high-magnitude overpressures are also observed within pressure compartments in the deltaic overburden in the inner shelf. Calculations suggest that 1,000 tons of overburden was removed to create a single shaft, which yielded approximately 8 tons of nodular flint. Underneath the muskeg is a layer of sand, rock and overburden, a clay-like material. It occurred to Greene that this channel resembled the area several hundred yards downstream where they had been digging - an area now filled with rock and buried under 4 feet of overburden. Another key component to a heavy-equipment fleet is the machine that gets overburden off the site. Equipment was small and most miners removed all overburden by washing it down the creeks. Contracts have been let to South Australian firms for site preparation, removal of overburden and the installation of a major mining and heavy mineral separation plant. Features shared by the Lake Hope structures and many physical diapiric models are local ductile extension and thinning of the overburden overlying anticlinal ridges of the active boundary. All topsoil and vegetative overburden shall be removed and separately stored along the north eastern boundary of the site to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority. In-situ methods make more economic sense for deposits covered by more than 75 m of overburden. One bucket-wheel excavator removes the relatively thin overburden and exposes the coal seam. The current planning application provides for the Moira site to be restored by filling with overburden from mineral operations at Albion. Overpressured prodelta shales may act as a decoupling zone between the structural basement and deltaic overburden. Continued compaction by overburden then converts lignite into bituminous coal and finally, anthracite coal. Conversely, in an extensional basin, older strata would be expected to develop higher grades beneath an overburden of younger rocks. For both the sill and the sedimentary overburden, reduction in thickness since intrusion may have been around 10%, with comparable increases in present-day densities. The overburden comprises sands and shales with thin coal interbeds, which passes upwards into sandstones and shales without coals. 1.1 An excessive burden. 过载物；过重负担 an overburden of costs 过高的成本。 Example sentencesExamples The disease has led to a huge orphan crisis, creating an overburden on an already stressed medical system. The economic cost of these factors could be reflected by an overburden of social medical response that could eventually deny health services for the masses, in many nations.
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