millstone
发音
英 [ˈmɪlstəʊn]
美 [ˈmɪlstoʊn]
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- n.
- 磨
- 磨石
- 粉碎器
- 重担
单词词源
millstone 磨坊磨石
mill,磨坊，stone,石头。
双语例句
- 1. Health care for company pensioners , long a millstone , was transferred to union-run trusts .
- 公司退休员工的医疗保健长久以来都作为一个重担，现在则转移给工会运营的信托基金。
- 2. A golden bird takes wing with a chain in one claw , red slippers in the other , and a millstone round its neck .
- 只金色鸟儿展翅翱翔，一只脚抓着金链子，另一只脚抓着红色拖鞋，脖子上还挂着磨石。
- 3. In the meantime , canada 's erstwhile geographical advantage is , for now , its millstone .
- 与此同时，加拿大昔日的地理优势目前竟成了它的重负。
- 4. That bank loan had become a real millstone around my neck .
- 那笔银行贷款成了套在他脖子上的沉重负担。
- 5. The job had been a millstone around her neck .
- 这份工作是套在她脖子上的沉重负担。