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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

              • 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。
              • This jobis a millstone around my neck.
                这个工作简直对我是一种负担。
              • Nor shall you take as a pledge any person's life, for to do so is to take upon yourself both a mill and a millstone.
                你也不需要对任何人的生活做保证,因为这样只不过是让你自己徒增磨难和重担。
              • 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。
              • His lazy son is a millstone round his neck. Mortal body death narration is contrary to that mentioned above, it is the coordinate for us to self-examine body turning.
                他那懒散的儿子是套在他身上的一个沉重负担。肉身化叙事则与之相反,是我们反思身体转向的重要坐标。
              • The mortgage on his house had become a millstone around his neck, leaving him very little money for anything else.
                他房子的抵押贷款成为套在他脖子上的沉重负担,他几乎没有钱买其他东西。
              • Her lazy husband is a millstone round her neck.
                她的懒丈夫成了她的一个包袱。
              • The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper.
                低磨高磨,一样可以磨。
              • Mk.9:42 And whoever stumbles one of these little ones who believe into Me, it is better for him if a great millstone is placed around his neck and he is thrown into the sea.
                可九42凡绊跌一个信入我的小子的,倒不如把大磨石套在他的脖子上,把他扔在海里。
              • He's between the upper and nether millstone.
                他深受上下夹攻。