拖累 (tuō lěi) — to burden, to encumber; to implicate (in a negative situation)
Definition
拖累 emphasizes dragging others down or getting them implicated as a side-effect — distinct from 累赘, which describes a thing that is itself cumbersome. Unlike 负担, 拖累 is typically a verb taking a person or group as object.
verb
to burdento encumberto implicate (in a negative situation)
Examples
- 拖累，。Tā bù xiǎng tuō lěi bié rén, suǒ yǐ zì jǐ chéng dān le suǒ yǒu zé rèn.He didn't want to burden others, so he took all the responsibility himself.
- 拖累。Zhè cì shī bài tuō lěi le zhěng gè tuán duì.This failure implicated the entire team.
- 拖累，。Nǐ bú yòng dān xīn huì tuō lěi wǒ, wǒ lè yì bāng máng.You don't have to worry about burdening me; I'm happy to help.
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