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unburden

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·bur·den /ˌʌnˈbɜːdn $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]  unburden yourself (to somebody) TELL A SECRETto tell someone your problems, secrets etc so that you feel better (对某人)诉苦;吐露心事→ See Verb table
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unburdenIt was as if Jack was preparing to unburden himself, to share his secrets with her.He had been feeling guilty and needed to unburden himself.Nevertheless, I feel the need to unburden myself in print.
un·bur·den verbChineseSyllable
tell someone problems, secrets your Corpus you to etc so that


unburden
unburden /ˌʌnˈbɜːdn $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive]
unburden yourself (to somebody) to tell someone your problems, secrets etc so that you feel better


un·bur·denBrE /ˌʌnˈbɜːdn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they unburden BrE /ˌʌnˈbɜːdn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it unburdens BrE /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnz/ 🔊past simple unburdened BrE /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnd/ 🔊past participle unburdened BrE /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnd/ 🔊 -ing form unburdening BrE /ˌʌnˈbɜːdnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌʌnˈbɜːrdnɪŋ/ 🔊~ yourself/sth (of sth) (to sb) (formal) to talk to sb about your problems or sth you have been worrying about, so that you feel less anxious 倾诉;诉说;诉苦She needed to unburden herself to somebody. 她需要找个人诉诉心里的苦衷。🔊🔊~ sb/sth (of sth) to take sth that causes a lot of work or worry away from sb/sth 给…解除(负担);分忧 OPP burden