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WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | millstone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (stone used for grinding) (本义) | 磨盘，磨石
| | | The farmers used a millstone to grind their grain. | | millstone nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (burden) (比喻) | 负担，累赘
| | | The man's debt had become a giant millstone in his life. |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 复合形式： | a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own." | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) | 如同套在脖子上的磨盘
| | | | 成为沉重负担
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