millstone 详细解释

millstone

['milstəun]

n. 磨石, 重担

n.[C]

1. 石磨; 磨石

2. 磨难; 重担, 重负

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。

词形变化

名词复数：millstones

词义辨析

同义参见:

oppression  weight  abrasive  

英英释义

名词 millstone:

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

同义词：albatross

any load that is difficult to carry

one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

短语词组

a millstone round one's neck

1. 套在身上的沉重负担

His lazy son is a millstone round his neck.

他那懒散的儿子是套在他身上的一个沉重负担。

between the upper and nether millstone

1. 上下受夹攻; 备受不可抗拒的压力

He's between the upper and nether millstone.

他深受上下夹攻。

补充

millstonemillstone英:[ˈmilstəun] 美:[ˈmɪlˌston]n.1.磨,磨石,粉碎器,重担

例句

1. For today's politicians, the treaty is a millstone.对于今天的政客而言, 这个条约就是一个累赘。 2. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.结果那份合同成了他肩上的重担。 3. she threatened to become a millstone round his neck.她威胁要成为套在他脖子上的沉重负担。 4. College loans can quickly become a millstone for students.大学助学贷款可能很快就成为学生的重担。 5. The scandal has become a political millstone.这件丑闻成了一个政治绊脚石。 6. The scandal has been a millstone around her neck.那件丑闻一直是她难以摆脱的负担。

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