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albatross

albatross
[英] [ˈælbətrɔs] [美] [ˈælbəˌtrɔs, -ˌtrɑs] 生词本

n.

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1. N-COUNT 信天翁 An albatross is a very large white seabird. 
2. 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. 

  • 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。

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

1. 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。

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

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