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.
• 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
• any load that is difficult to carry
• (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。