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millstones
  • 英语发声
  • 美语发声
  • n. 磨盘;磨石;重担(millstone的复数)
  • 网络释义

    1、石磨
    ...制酪机 Dairy machines石磨 Millstones磨面机 Flour mill machines ...
    2、磨盘
    磨盘

    短语

    drop millstones是什么意思及用法

    diamonds millstones金刚石磨盘

    weep millstones什么意思及同义词

    see far into a millstones翻译

    Millstones Country Hotel and Restaurant磨盘乡村酒店

    one's eyes drop millstones不流泪

    专业释义

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    • 磨盘

    英英释义

    millstone

    n.
      (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

      同义词:albatross

      any load that is difficult to carry one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain



    英汉双解大词典

    millstone /ˈmɪlˌstəʊn/ (millstones)

    • 1.  

      N-COUNT(可数名词) A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour. 磨石; 磨盘

    • 2.  

      PHRASE(习语) If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone around your neck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from. 重担; 包袱 [usu v-link PHR] [表不满]

      例:

      For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone.

      对今天的政治家而言,该条约正成为一大包袱。