millstone
英 [ˈmɪl.stəʊn]
美 [ˈmɪl.stoʊn]
将“millstone”分解为“mill”(磨坊)和“stone”(石头),想象一个石头像磨坊的磨盘一样紧紧地压在某个人的身上,这个意象可以帮助你记住单词的含义,即比喻沉重的负担或阻碍。
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millstone 磨坊磨石mill,磨坊,stone,石头。
- millstone (n.)
- Old English mylenstan, from mill (n.1) + stone (n.). Figurative sense of "a burden" (1720) is from Matt. xviii:6.
- 1. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
- 那个合同结果成了他的一个负担。
- 2. 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。
- 3. 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.
- 4. 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.
- 5. His son is a millstone around [ about ] his neck.
- 他的儿子是他的重担((犹如系于他脖子上的 石磨 般沉重)).