| 释义 |
millstone
UK ['mɪl.stəʊn] US [-stoʊn] noun countable
■one of a pair of large circular flat stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to make flour 磨石，磨盘
UK ['mɪl.stəʊn] US [-stoʊn] noun countable
be (like) a millstone around/round your neck
■to be a responsibility that is difficult to bear and causes you trouble 犹如套在（某人）脖子上的磨盘，成了（某人的）沉重负担•The mortgage on his house had become a millstone around his neck.房屋按揭贷款让他不堪重负。 |