中英互译
ball and chain
美 /bɔːl ənd tʃeɪn/
基本释义
- 束缚：限制某人自由或能力的事物。在许多人看来，毒品是束缚他们的枷锁。在老式的用法中，有人会用“ball and chain”来指代自己的妻子，表示她是一种束缚。
双语例句
- Guys, one senior remarked to me, "are the new ball and chain."一名高级主管对我说，男人是“甜蜜的枷锁。”
- Tom wanted to quit his job. He said he was tired of that ball and chain.汤姆想辞去他的差使，他说他对那繁重的工作感到厌倦。
- Yes, I'm going to the party tonight, but I'll have to drag along my ball and chain.是呀，我要参加今天的社交晚会，但是我必须带著我家的母老虎。
网络短语
- The Old Ball and Chain球与锁链；叫做我的老伴
- ball-and-chain crawler球形刮刀
- ball-and-chain clamberer球形刮刀
- Ball and Chain With Shackle球和链与卸扣的提议
- s ball and chain老婆
同义词
锁链；拖累；妻子
英英释义
- n.heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain