millstone
英 ['mɪlstəʊn]
美 ['mɪlston]
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