millstone的读音 millstone中文意思

英音  [ˈmɪlstəʊn] 
美音  [ˈmɪlstoʊn] 
n. 磨;磨石;粉碎器;重担
中文词源
millstone 磨坊磨石
mill,磨坊,stone,石头。
millstone 用法和例句
Health care for company pensioners , long a millstone , was transferred to union-run trusts .
公司退休员工的医疗保健长久以来都作为一个重担,现在则转移给工会运营的信托基金。
A golden bird takes wing with a chain in one claw , red slippers in the other , and a millstone round its neck .
只金色鸟儿展翅翱翔,一只脚抓着金链子,另一只脚抓着红色拖鞋,脖子上还挂着磨石。
In the meantime , canada 's erstwhile geographical advantage is , for now , its millstone .
与此同时,加拿大昔日的地理优势目前竟成了它的重负。
That bank loan had become a real millstone around my neck .
那笔银行贷款成了套在他脖子上的沉重负担。
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。