Definition
拖累 means to burden or implicate someone, dragging them into a negative situation. It emphasizes causing harm through association, unlike 牵扯/牵涉 (to involve, more neutral) and unlike 累赘 (a burdensome thing, usually a noun).
verb
to burdento encumberto implicate (in a negative situation)
Examples
- 拖累，。Tā bù xiǎng tuō lěi biérén, suǒyǐ zìjǐ chéngdān le suǒyǒu zérèn.He didn't want to burden others, so he took all the responsibility himself.
- 拖累。Zhè cì shībài tuō lěi le zhěnggè tuánduì.This failure implicated the entire team.
- 拖累，。Nǐ búyòng dānxīn huì tuō lěi wǒ, wǒ lèyì bāngmáng.You don't have to worry about burdening me; I'm happy to help.
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