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

The mortgage on his house had become a millstone around his neck, leaving him very little money for anything else.
他房子的抵押贷款成为套在他脖子上的沉重负担，他几乎没有钱买其他东西。
The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper.
低磨高磨，一样可以磨。
He's between the upper and nether millstone.
他深受上下夹攻。
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。
His lazy son, who refuses to do any work, is a millstone round his neck.
他那个什么活也不愿意做的懒儿子，实在是他的大包袱。
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
有一个妇人把一块上磨石抛在亚比米勒的头上，打破了他的脑骨。
It was originally named Millstone Hill for its circular shape.
古名磨儿山，形圆如磨，故名。
Then a mighty angel picked up a boulder the size of a large millstone and threw it into the sea
一支强大的天使，然后拿起一个大磨盘巨石的大小和扔到海里它
The most ancient millstone was unearthed just nearby.
附近曾经出土过最古老的石磨盘。
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。