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albatross

[ˈælbətrɒs] [ˈælbətrɔs]
  • 复数:albatrosses;
  • 相关单词 albatrosses
    例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      信天翁
      An albatross is a very large white seabird.
    • N-COUNT
      沉重的负担;无法摆脱的苦恼;障碍
      If you describe something or someone as an albatross around your neck, you mean that they cause you great problems from which you cannot escape, or they prevent you from doing what you want to do.
      例句
      Privatization could become a political albatross for the ruling party. 私有化可能会成为该执政党一个难以摆脱的政治障碍。
    英英词典释义
    • 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