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millstone

英 [ˈmɪlstəʊn]

美 [ˈmɪlstoʊn]

n.  磨石; 磨盘

复数:millstones 

BNC.21046 / COCA.29411

习惯用语

    n.

      a millstone around/round your neck
    • 难以摆脱的沉重负担
      a difficult problem or responsibility that it seems impossible to solve or get rid of
    • My debts are a millstone around my neck.
      债务成了我难以摆脱的负担。

    牛津词典

      noun

      • 磨石;磨盘
        one of two flat round stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to make flour

        柯林斯词典

        • 磨石;磨盘
          Amillstoneis a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour.
          1. PHRASE 重担;重负;累赘
            If you describe something asa millstoneora millstone aroundyourneck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from.
            1. For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone...
              对于今天的政客而言,这个条约正在变成一个包袱。
            2. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
              那个合同结果成了他的一个负担。

          英英释义

          noun

          • one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
            1. any load that is difficult to carry
              1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
                1. she was an albatross around his neck
                Synonym:albatross

              双语例句

              • I can see into a millstone, as the saying is.
                我正如俗语所说的一般能够洞察石磨。
              • The job had been a millstone around her neck.
                这份工作是套在她脖子上的沉重负担。
              • That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
                那个合同结果成了他的一个负担。
              • The most ancient millstone was unearthed just nearby.
                附近曾经出土过最古老的石磨盘。
              • The heavy millstone leaves him flat.
                沉重的磨石将他砸扁。
              • It was originally named Millstone Hill for its circular shape.
                古名磨儿山,形圆如磨,故名。
              • That mortgage has been like a millstone round my neck.
                那笔抵押借款像是套在我脖子上的沉重负担。
              • His lazy son, who refuses to do any work, is a millstone round his neck.
                他那个什么活也不愿意做的懒儿子,实在是他的大包袱。
              • The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper.
                低磨高磨,一样可以磨。
              • Her lazy husband is a millstone round her neck.
                她的懒丈夫成了她的一个包袱。