millstone

英 [ˈmɪlstəʊn]

美 [ˈmɪlstoʊn]

n. 磨石; 磨盘

复数：millstones　

BNC.21046 / COCA.29411

习惯用语

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。

noun

磨石；磨盘
one of two flat round stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to make flour

磨石；磨盘
Amillstoneis a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour.
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。

noun

one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain
any load that is difficult to carry
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
1. she was an albatross around his neck
Synonym:albatross

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。
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。
He's between the upper and nether millstone.
他深受上下夹攻。
Opening the sacks and keeping an eye on the millstone crushing the corn.
打开麻袋，守着石磨碾碎玉米的一番情景。
The debt becomes an even bigger millstone round the poor man's neck.
这笔债变成套在这穷人脖子上的更沉重的负担。
Lloyd is a big millstone around our neck, says one managing director who asked not to be quoted by name. People are tired of his management style and I think people want a change.
一位要求匿名的董事总经理说，人们厌倦了他的管理风格，我想人们希望看到一场改变。
The heavy millstone leaves him flat.
沉重的磨石将他砸扁。
It was originally named Millstone Hill for its circular shape.
古名磨儿山，形圆如磨，故名。
Her lazy husband is a millstone round her neck.
她的懒丈夫成了她的一个包袱。
This jobis a millstone around my neck.
这个工作简直对我是一种负担。