英语词汇“millstone”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

millstone

(mɪlstoʊn )

Word forms: millstones

1. countable noun

A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour.

2. a millstone/a millstone around one's neck phrase

If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone around your neck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from. [disapproval]

For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone.

That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.

Idioms:

a millstone around your neck

a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from

Long-term illness can make you feel like a millstone around your family's necks.

单词	millstone
释义	millstone (mɪlstoʊn ) Word forms: millstones 1. countable noun A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour. 2. a millstone/a millstone around one's neck phrase If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone around your neck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from. [disapproval] For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck. Idioms: a millstone around your neck a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from Long-term illness can make you feel like a millstone around your family's necks. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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