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albatross

英['ælbətrɒs] 美['ælbətrɔːs]
  • n. 信天翁;沉重的负担;阻碍
albatross

详细释义

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

双语例句

1. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The albatross can stay airborne at sea for days at a time.
信天翁在海上可以一连在空中待几天.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The albatross is the king of gliders.
信天翁是滑翔鸟类之王.

来自《用法词典》

4. Our only companion is the wandering albatross, which glides effortlessly and gracefully behind the yacht.
陪伴我们的仅有那只盘旋的信天翁,它在游艇后面优雅轻盈地翱翔。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Any ship that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross.
任何太平洋通过的船只都有有较小的信天翁伴随着飞行好多天.

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. An albatross aloft can be a spectacular site.
      高高在上的信天翁是一种壮观景象。
    2. The old car is an albatross around my neck.
      那辆旧车成为我的累赘。
    3. The issue has become a political albatross for the government.
      这个问题已经成为政府的政治阻碍了。

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