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millstone

英 /ˈmɪlstəʊn/美 /ˈmɪlstoʊn/
  • n.
    磨石；重担
复数millstones

双语例句

  1. The bird threw the millstone down on her head, and she was crushed to death.
    小鸟把磨石扔在她的头上，她就被砸死。
  2. My debts are a millstone around my neck.
    债务成了我难以摆脱的负担。
    来自《牛津词典》
  3. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
    那个合同果真成了他的一个沉重负担。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

网络短语

  • Erik Millstone
    米尔斯通
  • millstone grit
    磨石砂砾；磨石粗砂岩
  • millstone-grit
    磨石粗砂岩
  • upper millstone
    上磨盘
  • Millstone Hill
    磨石山

同义词

n.
grindstonewhetstone
磨石；重担

词义分布

磨石
69.2%
磨盘
30.8%

英英释义

  • n.(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
  • n.any load that is difficult to carry
  • n.one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

词源

  • millstone磨坊磨石
    mill,磨坊，stone,石头。