weigh down

Verb

idiomatic

To act as a ballast for. / (idiomatic) To be too much for someone to cope with.

Japanese Meaning

（物や状況が）重しとして機能する、重く押し下げる / （感情や課題などが）対処が困難となるほどの重荷になる

The extra cargo can weigh down the ship and make navigation dangerous.

余分な貨物が船の重しとなり、航行を危険にすることがある。

Sense（1）

To act as a ballast for.

We used some sandbags to weigh down the balloon.

Sense（2）

(idiomatic) To be too much for someone to cope with.

All the news of murder and famine is weighing me down.

weighs down

（ present singular third-person ）

weighing down

（ participle present ）

weighed down

（ participle past ）

weighed down

（ past ）