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- millstones
n.
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磨石；磨盘 A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour.
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PHRASE
重担;重负;累赘 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.
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For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone...
对于今天的政客而言，这个条约正在变成一个包袱。
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That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
那个合同结果成了他的一个负担。
