1. 拖累;牵累;妨碍
If you are encumbered by something, it prevents you from moving freely or doing what you want.
encumberedThe rest of the world is less encumbered with legislation...
世界上的其他国家没有这般受立法的限制。
I'm sure we all wish to be less encumbered by rules which we think unnecessary and restricting.
我肯定我们大家都希望少受那些我们认为并非必要而且束缚手脚的规矩的羁绊。