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albatross

英 ['?lb?tr?s] 美['?lb?tr?s]
  • n. [鳥] 信天翁;沉重負(fù)擔(dān)

英英釋意


1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps;
"she was an albatross around his neck"
2. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight