albatross
英 [ˈælbətrɒs]
美 [ˈælbətrɑːs]
n. 信天翁(白色长翼大海鸟，生活于太平洋和南半球海洋); 惹麻烦的事; 苦恼; 障碍
复数：albatrosses
BNC.21917 / COCA.20677
牛津词典
noun
- 信天翁（白色长翼大海鸟，生活于太平洋和南半球海洋）
a very large white bird with long wings that lives in the Pacific and Southern Oceans - 惹麻烦的事；苦恼；障碍
a thing that causes problems or prevents you from doing sth
柯林斯词典
- 信天翁
Analbatrossis a very large white seabird. - N-COUNT 沉重的负担；无法摆脱的苦恼；障碍
If you describe something or someone as analbatrossaround your neck, you mean that they cause you great problems from which you cannot escape, or they prevent you from doing what you want to do.- Privatization could become a political albatross for the ruling party.
私有化可能会成为该执政党一个难以摆脱的政治障碍。
- Privatization could become a political albatross for the ruling party.
英英释义
noun
- large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings
- (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
- she was an albatross around his neck
双语例句
- Our only companion is the wandering albatross, which glides effortlessly and gracefully behind the yacht.
陪伴我们的仅有那只盘旋的信天翁，它在游艇后面优雅轻盈地翱翔。 - The scientists agree that an electric vehicle should feel like less of a financial albatross.
两位科学家也认为，电动汽车不应给人们带来沉重的财务负担。 - A tiger shark looking for dinner. In this instance, though, the young albatross succeeded in escaping.
一只虎鲨正在觅食。而此刻小小的信天翁却逃脱了虎口。 - It was an albatross of the finest species, a wonderful specimen of these open-sea fowl.
这是最美丽的一种海鹅，海鸟中最使人赞美的一个鸟类品种。 - She was an albatross around his neck.
她成了他的重负。 - The white-and-black feathered Laysan albatross is not in danger of becoming extinct.
有白黑羽毛的黑背信天翁，并未因为这次的灾难而灭种。 - It ain't all buttons and charts, little albatross.
但是飞行不全是靠按钮和图表，小信天翁。 - A bird, such as a petrel or an albatross, that frequents the ocean, especially far from shore.
尤指远离海岸，栖息在海洋上的鸟，例如海燕或信天翁。 - Britons are used to hosting a nest of geese that lay golden eggs. They will not put up with an albatross.
英国人习惯了饲养一窝下金蛋的鹅，他们可不会容忍一只信天翁（指沉重负担）。 - A variety of albatross with black feet.
信天翁的变种，脚为黑色。