weigh down

US /weɪ daʊn/

UK /weɪ daʊn/

壓垮, 使沮喪

to make someone feel worried or unhappy because of problems, responsibilities, or a heavy burden

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The responsibilities of the new job began to weigh him down.

新工作的責任開始壓得他喘不過氣來。

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Don't let your past mistakes weigh you down.

不要讓過去的錯誤壓垮你。

壓重, 使下沉

to cause something to sink or become heavy, often by adding weight

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The heavy rain began to weigh down the branches of the trees.

大雨開始壓彎樹枝。

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She added stones to the net to weigh it down in the water.

她往網裡加了石頭，以便把它壓入水中。