英语词汇“millstone”的音标、意思、用法及中文翻译-反思网

be (like) a millstone around your neck

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Another early wheel, a millstone, was a heavy, round stone.

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millstone
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/
one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, esp. in the past, to crush grain into flour

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The mill had a 4.5m backshot wheel, and water-power was once harnessed for bellows for lead-smelting, then from around 1750 to drive millstones to grind grain.
They were ground between the upper and the nether millstones.
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They are millstones hanging on the back of the city, and they are getting heavier.
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I wonder whether we are being ground between the upper and the nether millstones.
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They put millstones round their necks in the process.
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In a war, when it rages, they are ground and powdered almost between two heavy millstones.
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I feel it will be one of the greatest millstones ever hung round the neck of that long-suffering industry.
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Surely there should be some provision for him to escape from being ground between these two millstones.
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They are rather like corn between the upper and nether millstones, and they often find that they are ground down.
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Men and women are being caught between the upper and the nether millstones of these conditions.
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I regard them as three millstones because they have been dragging the industry down.
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He is caught between the upper and the lower millstones.
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There are many other millstones both in the public and private sectors of our industry.
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In short, they amount to financial millstones which must be dealt with.
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Such people cannot put millstones round their necks in order to get houses which would cost £2,000 or £2,500, with very high interest rates.
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词汇	millstone
释义	millstone noun[ C ] uk /ˈmɪl.stəʊn/ us /ˈmɪl.stoʊn/ one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, especially in the past, to crush grain to make flour磨石，磨盘 Zozulya/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Tools -pronged adjustable spanner adze Allen key auger awl excavator gavel gimlet gouge grapnel grappling iron grindstone plunger prong rasp razor knife reamer sander trowel Idiom be (like) a millstone around your neck Examples from literature Another early wheel, a millstone, was a heavy, round stone. millstone \| American Dictionary millstone noun[ C ] us/ˈmɪlˌstoʊn/ one of a pair of large, circular, flat stones used, esp. in the past, to crush grain into flour Examples of millstone millstone The mill had a 4.5m backshot wheel, and water-power was once harnessed for bellows for lead-smelting, then from around 1750 to drive millstones to grind grain. They were ground between the upper and the nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are millstones hanging on the back of the city, and they are getting heavier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether we are being ground between the upper and the nether millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They put millstones round their necks in the process. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a war, when it rages, they are ground and powdered almost between two heavy millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel it will be one of the greatest millstones ever hung round the neck of that long-suffering industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely there should be some provision for him to escape from being ground between these two millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are rather like corn between the upper and nether millstones, and they often find that they are ground down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Men and women are being caught between the upper and the nether millstones of these conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regard them as three millstones because they have been dragging the industry down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is caught between the upper and the lower millstones. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are many other millstones both in the public and private sectors of our industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In short, they amount to financial millstones which must be dealt with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such people cannot put millstones round their necks in order to get houses which would cost £2,000 or £2,500, with very high interest rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of millstone These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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