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单词 millstone
释义

millstone

​noun countable
UK /ˈmɪlˌstəʊn/
Word Forms
singularmillstone
pluralmillstones
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a problem or responsibility that prevents you from making progress or doing what you want to do
    a millstone around someone’s neck:

    The job had been a millstone around her neck.

    Synonyms and related words
    Things that make things difficult
    problem
    obstacle
    complication
  2. 2
    one of two large heavy circular stones that crush grain to make flour in a mill
    Synonyms and related words
    Milling and grain processing
    husk
    malt
    mill

millstone

​noun countable
US /ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/
Word Forms
singularmillstone
pluralmillstones
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    a problem or responsibility that prevents you from making progress or doing what you want to do
    a millstone around someone’s neck:

    The job had been a millstone around her neck.

    Synonyms and related words
    Things that make things difficult
    problem
    obstacle
    complication
  2. 2
    one of two large heavy circular stones that crush grain to make flour in a mill
    Synonyms and related words
    Milling and grain processing
    husk
    malt
    mill
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