weigh someone/something down

Related to word: weigh

Phrasal Verb

Definition

  1. When a person or object is burdened by carrying an excessive amount of something.

    (因重物)負累;拖累

    • The elderly man was weighed down by the heavy backpack on his shoulders.

      那位老人被肩上的沉重背包壓得喘不過氣來。

    • The worries weighed her down and affected her quality of life.

      憂慮壓得她喘不過氣來,影響了她的生活品質。

    • The heavy objects in his hands weighed him down, making it hard for him to move freely.

      他手中沉重的物品壓得他無法自由移動。