millstone

英 ['mɪlstəʊn] 美 ['mɪlston]
  • n. 磨石；重担
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中文词源

millstone 磨坊磨石

mill,磨坊，stone,石头。

英文词源

millstone (n.)
Old English mylenstan, from mill (n.1) + stone (n.). Figurative sense of "a burden" (1720) is from Matt. xviii:6.

双语例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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)).

来自辞典例句