a (heavy) cross to bear

Related to word: cross

Idiom

Definition

  1. A difficult or unpleasant situation or person that one must accept and manage, despite the challenges it presents.

    沈重的負擔

    • Caring for her elderly parents was a heavy cross to bear, but she never complained.

      照顧年邁的父母對她來說是一個沉重的負擔,但她從未抱怨過。

    • He has always felt his congenital illness to be a heavy cross to bear.

      他一直覺得自己的先天性疾病是一個沉重的負擔。

    • She found working for a company she disliked to be a heavy cross to bear.

      她發現在一家不喜歡的公司工作是一個沉重的負擔。