Definition of cumber in English:

cumber

verb ˈkʌmbəˈkəmbər

[with object]dated

1Hamper or hinder.
they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords
他们因穿着厚重的长大衣和佩戴着剑而行动非常不便。
Example sentencesExamples
- He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict.
- That's what I am cumbered with but I have come here to do a job that the people have committed me to do.
- Now it is good for nothing, but to cumber the ground, and furnish fuel for Tophet.
- The municipality carried a crippling burden of 13 months of unpaid salaries and was cumbered by a devastating one-year-long strike action, rendering the local authority moribund.
- But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?
Synonyms
hamper, be a hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, baffle, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, forestall, stop, halt
1. 1.1 Obstruct (a path or space)
  堵塞，阻塞（道路，空间）
  the road was clean and dry and not still cumbered by slush
  道路整洁干燥，还未被雪泥阻塞。
  Synonyms
  block, block up, clog, clog up, get in the way of, stand in the way of, cut off, shut off, jam, bung up, gum up, choke, barricade, bar, dam up

noun ˈkʌmbəˈkəmbər

archaic

A hindrance, obstruction, or burden.
〈古〉妨碍；障碍物；累赘
a cumber of limestone rocks
一堆由石灰石岩岩块组成的障碍物。
Synonyms
impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, check, curb, brake, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, deterrent, complication, delay, interruption, stoppage

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'overthrow, destroy'): probably from encumber.

Rhymes

Columba, encumber, Humber, lumbar, lumber, number, outnumber, rumba, slumber, umber

Definition of cumber in US English:

cumber

verbˈkəmbərˈkəmbər

[with object]dated

1Hamper or hinder (someone or something)
〈旧〉阻碍，妨碍（某人或某物）
they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords
他们因穿着厚重的长大衣和佩戴着剑而行动非常不便。
Example sentencesExamples
- The municipality carried a crippling burden of 13 months of unpaid salaries and was cumbered by a devastating one-year-long strike action, rendering the local authority moribund.
- But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?
- Now it is good for nothing, but to cumber the ground, and furnish fuel for Tophet.
- That's what I am cumbered with but I have come here to do a job that the people have committed me to do.
- He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict.
Synonyms
hamper, be a hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, baffle, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, forestall, stop, halt
1. 1.1 Obstruct (a path or space)
  堵塞，阻塞（道路，空间）
  the road was clean and dry and not still cumbered by slush
  道路整洁干燥，还未被雪泥阻塞。
  Synonyms
  block, block up, clog, clog up, get in the way of, stand in the way of, cut off, shut off, jam, bung up, gum up, choke, barricade, bar, dam up

nounˈkəmbərˈkəmbər

archaic

A hindrance, obstruction, or burden.
〈古〉妨碍；障碍物；累赘
a cumber of limestone rocks
一堆由石灰石岩岩块组成的障碍物。
Synonyms
impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, check, curb, brake, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, deterrent, complication, delay, interruption, stoppage

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘overthrow, destroy’): probably from encumber.

词汇	cumber
释义	Definition of cumber in English: cumber verb ˈkʌmbəˈkəmbər [with object]dated 1Hamper or hinder. they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords 他们因穿着厚重的长大衣和佩戴着剑而行动非常不便。 Example sentencesExamples He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict. That's what I am cumbered with but I have come here to do a job that the people have committed me to do. Now it is good for nothing, but to cumber the ground, and furnish fuel for Tophet. The municipality carried a crippling burden of 13 months of unpaid salaries and was cumbered by a devastating one-year-long strike action, rendering the local authority moribund. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Synonyms hamper, be a hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, baffle, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, forestall, stop, halt 1.1 Obstruct (a path or space) 堵塞，阻塞（道路，空间） the road was clean and dry and not still cumbered by slush 道路整洁干燥，还未被雪泥阻塞。 Synonyms block, block up, clog, clog up, get in the way of, stand in the way of, cut off, shut off, jam, bung up, gum up, choke, barricade, bar, dam up noun ˈkʌmbəˈkəmbər archaic A hindrance, obstruction, or burden. 〈古〉妨碍；障碍物；累赘 a cumber of limestone rocks 一堆由石灰石岩岩块组成的障碍物。 Synonyms impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, check, curb, brake, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, deterrent, complication, delay, interruption, stoppage Origin Middle English (in the sense 'overthrow, destroy'): probably from encumber. Rhymes Columba, encumber, Humber, lumbar, lumber, number, outnumber, rumba, slumber, umber Definition of cumber in US English: cumber verbˈkəmbərˈkəmbər [with object]dated 1Hamper or hinder (someone or something) 〈旧〉阻碍，妨碍（某人或某物） they were cumbered with greatcoats and swords 他们因穿着厚重的长大衣和佩戴着剑而行动非常不便。 Example sentencesExamples The municipality carried a crippling burden of 13 months of unpaid salaries and was cumbered by a devastating one-year-long strike action, rendering the local authority moribund. But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Now it is good for nothing, but to cumber the ground, and furnish fuel for Tophet. That's what I am cumbered with but I have come here to do a job that the people have committed me to do. He cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict. Synonyms hamper, be a hindrance to, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, baffle, curb, delay, arrest, interfere with, set back, slow down, hold back, hold up, forestall, stop, halt 1.1 Obstruct (a path or space) 堵塞，阻塞（道路，空间） the road was clean and dry and not still cumbered by slush 道路整洁干燥，还未被雪泥阻塞。 Synonyms block, block up, clog, clog up, get in the way of, stand in the way of, cut off, shut off, jam, bung up, gum up, choke, barricade, bar, dam up nounˈkəmbərˈkəmbər archaic A hindrance, obstruction, or burden. 〈古〉妨碍；障碍物；累赘 a cumber of limestone rocks 一堆由石灰石岩岩块组成的障碍物。 Synonyms impediment, obstacle, barrier, bar, obstruction, handicap, block, check, curb, brake, hurdle, restraint, restriction, limitation, encumbrance, deterrent, complication, delay, interruption, stoppage Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘overthrow, destroy’): probably from encumber.
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