n.[C]
- 石磨；磨石
- 磨难；重担，重负
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That mortgage has been like a
millstone round my neck.
那笔抵押借款像是套在我脖子上的沉重负担。
短语
a millstone round one's neck
- 套在身上的沉重负担
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His lazy son is
a millstone round his neck.
他那懒散的儿子是套在他身上的一个沉重负担。
between the upper and nether millstone
- 上下受夹攻；备受不可抗拒的压力
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He's
between the upper and nether millstone.
他深受上下夹攻。
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