mill·stone /ˈmɪlstəʊn/ n. | phr. n. 1. (磨的)磨石，磨盘；磨石料(常指硬质沙岩或砾岩) 2. 〈喻〉磨难；折磨 the millstone of war 战争的磨难 be caught between the millstones of high prices and low wages 备受高物价和低工资的双重折磨 3. 重负，重担 a millstone around (或 round) one's neck 套在脖子上的沉重负担
phr. as hard as the nether millstone铁石心肠，冷酷无情 between the upper and the nether millstone在上下两块磨石之间；上下受夹攻，备受不可抗拒的压力 drop millstones无动于衷，不掉一滴泪 look (或 see) through (或 into, far into) a millstone[多用作讽刺语]明察秋毫，目光特别敏锐 weep millstones= drop millstones