The cumbersome equipment required a team of four to transport, slowing the expedition's progress through the dense forest.
这套笨重的设备需要四人团队搬运，减缓了探险队穿越密林的进度。
Which choice best defines “cumbersome”?
B — Unwieldy; burdensome.. “cumbersome” means Unwieldy; burdensome..
Which word means “Unwieldy; burdensome.”?
D — cumbersome. “cumbersome” means Unwieldy; burdensome..
cumbersome — Unwieldy; burdensome.. In Chinese: 笨重的；累赘的.
cumbersome is pronounced //ˈkʌmbəsəm//.
The cumbersome equipment required a team of four to transport, slowing the expedition's progress through the dense forest. (这套笨重的设备需要四人团队搬运，减缓了探险队穿越密林的进度。)
unwieldy, burdensome, clumsy — all close in meaning to cumbersome (Unwieldy; burdensome.).
manageable, light — each the opposite of cumbersome (Unwieldy; burdensome.).
Yes. cumbersome is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
cumber(妨碍) + some → 碍手碍脚。