millstone

millstone

英 ['mɪlstəʊn]
　　美 ['mɪlston]

n. 磨石；重擔

中文詞源：

millstone 磨坊磨石

mill,磨坊，stone,石頭。

例句：

1. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
那個合同結果成瞭他的一個負擔。

2. For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone.
對於今天的政客而言，這個條約正在變成一個包袱。

3. His lazy son is a millstone round his neck.
他那懶散的兒子是套在他身上的一個沉重負擔.

4. That mortgage has been like a millstone round my neck.
那筆抵押借款像是套在我脖子上的沉重負擔.

5. His son is a millstone around [ about ] his neck.
他的兒子是他的重擔((猶如系於他脖子上的 石磨 般沉重)).