millstone
US
UK millstone n: (stone used for grinding) (本义)
SC 磨盘，磨石 mò pán，mò shí
The farmers used a millstone to grind their grain.
millstone n: figurative (burden) (比喻)
SC 负担，累赘 fù dān ，léi zhuì
TC 負擔
TC 負擔
The man's debt had become a giant millstone in his life.
a millstone around your neck (US), a millstone round your neck (UK) expr: figurative (burden: mental or emotional)
SC 如同套在脖子上的磨盘
SC 成为沉重负担
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