albatross
英 [ˈælbətrɒs] 美 [ˈælbətrɔs]

n.

信天翁，沉重负担；

变形

复数：albatrosses

英英释义

albatross[ 'ælbətrɔs ]

• n.
  • (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

    "she was an albatross around his neck"

    同义词：millstone

  • large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

    同义词：mollymawk

双语例句

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。

权威例句

ALBATROSS : A Learning-Based Transportation Oriented Simulation System
Albatross mortality and associated bait loss in the Japanese longline fishery in the Southern Ocean
Experiences with developing ALBATROSS: a learning-based transportation oriented simulation system
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The Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea--Decapoda) of the Albatross Philippine Expedition, 1907-1910
The fish diet of black-browed albatross Diomedea melanophris and grey-headed albatross D. Chrysostoma at South Georgia
Population Dynamics of the Wandering Albatross, Diomedea exulans, of the Crozet Islands: Causes and Consequences of the Population D...
Population dynamics of wandering albatross Diomedea exulans and Amsterdam albatross D. amsterdamensis in the Indian Ocean and thei...
Seasonal sexual segregation in two Thalassarche albatross species: competitive exclusion, reproductive role specialization or foragi...
Does Prey Capture Induce Area‐Restricted Search? A Fine‐Scale Study Using GPS in a Marine Predator, the Wandering Albatross