| burden1 | n 1. st carried, load, beban: a mule with its ~ of firewood, keldai dgn beban kayu api yg dibawanya; 2. cargo or cargo capacity (of ship) muatan: a ship of more than 1, 000 tons ~, kapal yg muatannya melebihi 1, 000 tan; 3. st exacting, difficult to bear, beban: to bear the ~ of responsibilities, memikul beban pelbagai tanggungjawab; the ~ of taxation, beban cukai; he has always been a ~ to us, dia sentiasa menjadi beban kpd kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| load | 5. (fig.) weight of responsibility, care, beban: the news took a great ~ off his mind, berita itu betul-betul meringankan beban fikirannya; 6. weight supported by frame of building or structure, beban; 7. (electr) amount of current supplied by generator, power station, etc, beban; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| work-load | n beban kerja: the ~ is too much for her, beban kerja itu terlalu besar baginya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soften | ~ the blow, meringankan beban sso: he broke the news as gently as he possibly could to ~ the blow, dia menyampaikan berita itu selembut mungkin utk meringankan beban mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tax | be a ~ on so., menjadi beban kpd sso: I don’t want to be a ~ on my children in my old age, saya tdk mahu menjadi beban kpd anak-anak semasa saya tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| millstone | n batu kisar; a ~ round o’s neck, menjadi beban kpd sso: the loan will be a ~ round your neck later on, pinjaman itu akan menjadi beban kpd kamu nanti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| straight man | n 1. state of being pulled, stretched, etc, beban(an): the rope should be strong enough to bear the ~, tali itu haruslah cukup kuat utk menampung beban; 2. the force causing this condition, terikan: the breaking ~ of these pillars, titik terikan tiang-tiang ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| load | 4. amount of work that a dynamo, motor, engine, etc is called on to do at a particular time, beban: in hot weather, sometimes the ~ of the air-conditioner becomes too great, semasa cuaca panas, beban yg ditanggung oleh alat hawa dingin menjadi terlalu berat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| baseload | n beban asas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| encumbrance | n 1. hindrance, halangan: his criminal record will always be an ~ to him, rekod jenayahnya akan sentiasa merupakan halangan baginya; 2. burden, beban: he treated the child as a mere ~, dia mengganggap anak itu sbg beban semata-mata; 3. (leg.) bebanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |