Overburden

(noun.) the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits.

(verb.) burden with too much work or responsibility.

(verb.) load with excessive weight.

整理:塞尔瓦托

• This caution is necessary, to prevent the country from being overburdened with numbers. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

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