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单词 millstone
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
mill•stone /ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. either of a pair of circular stones between which grain is ground, as in a mill.
  2. anything that grinds or crushes.
  3. a millstone around one's neck, any heavy mental or emotional burden:The debt had become a giant millstone around his neck.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mill•stone  (mil′stōn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill.
  2. anything that grinds or crushes.
  3. any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one's neck).
  • Middle English milneston, Old English mylenstān. See mill1, stone bef. 1050

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
millstone /ˈmɪlˌstəʊn/ n
  1. one of a pair of heavy flat disc-shaped stones that are rotated one against the other to grind grain
  2. a heavy burden, such as a responsibility or obligation
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