albatross

英 ['ælbətrɒs] 美 ['ælbətrɔːs]

• n. 信天翁；沉重的负担；阻碍

英英释义

Noun:

1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps;

   "she was an albatross around his neck"
   

2. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. An albatross aloft can be a spectacular site.
   高高在上的信天翁是一种壮观景象。
2. The old car is an albatross around my neck.
   那辆旧车成为我的累赘。
3. The issue has become a political albatross for the government.
   这个问题已经成为政府的政治阻碍了。

经典引文

• Instead of the cross, the albatross About my neck was hung.

  出自： Coleridge

词汇搭配

• wandering albatross [鸟]漂泊信天翁...

近反义词

【近义词】

• grief 悲痛
• oppression 压抑
• weight 重量
• millstone 磨石
• shackle 手铐
• encumbrance 妨碍物
• burden 负担
• impediment 障碍
• hindrance 起妨碍作用的事物或人...
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