a thing that is very heavy and difficult to lift or move (难以搬动的)重物 The sleeping child was a dead weight in her arms. 睡着的孩子在她怀里是个沉重的负担。 With difficulty she managed to pull his dead weight onto the bed. 她费了好大的劲儿才把他沉重的身体拖到床上。
a person or thing that makes it difficult for something to succeed or change Topics Difficulty and failurec2重负;累赘