词汇 | millstone |
释义 | millstone noun [ C ] uk/ˈmɪl.stəʊn/ us/ˈmɪl.stoʊn/ 磨石,磨盘 one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to make flour Idiom be (like) a millstone around your neckidiom (UK also be (like) a millstone round your neck)犹如套在(某人)脖子上的磨盘,成了(某人的)沉重负担 to be a responsibility that is difficult to bear and causes you trouble The mortgage on his house had become a millstone around his neck. 房屋抵押贷款让他不堪重负。 |
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