| 词汇 | albatross |
| 释义 | albatross noun uk /ˈæl.bə.trɒs/ us /ˈæl.bə.trɑːs/ albatrossnoun (BIRD)[ C ] a large white bird with long, strong wings that lives near the sea, found especially in the areas of the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans信天翁（长翼大白鸟，尤见于太平洋和南大西洋海域） Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/GettyImages Birds found by or on the sea Adélie penguin booby cormorant curlew emperor penguin gannet gentoo penguin guillemot gull Humboldt penguin kittiwake oystercatcher penguin petrel plover rockhopper penguin seagull shag skimmer skua albatrossnoun (PROBLEM)[ S ] something or someone you want to be free from because that thing or person is causing you problems: 无法摆脱的苦恼；障碍 Her own supporters see her as an albatross who could lose them the election.就连支持她的人都把她看成是一个大包袱，认为她会使他们输掉这次选举。 Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bearidiom ball and chain bane be dead meatidiom be in the clearidiom be out of the woodsidiom bump chill equation hiccup hindrance hot potato impediment incubus nut snag stumbling block teaser teething troubles thorn in your flesh/sideidiom Examples of albatrossalbatross Long-ranging birds, like albatrosses, and most commercial aircraft maximize aspect ratio. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The great albatrosses are predominantly white in plumage as adults, with birds becoming whiter as they age. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, some seabirds, particularly, the albatrosses and gulls, have broken into popular consciousness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Albatrosses in calm seas are forced to rest on the ocean's surface until the wind picks up again. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The exceptions are the huge albatrosses, several of the gadfly petrels and shearwaters and the fulmar-petrels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The principal threat to the albatrosses and larger species of procellariids is long-line fishing. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By far the majority of the breeding species are penguins, petrels and albatrosses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Commercial longline fishing is also one of the main threats to albatrosses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All albatrosses, procellarids (gadfly petrels and shearwaters) and storm petrels use the oil. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many species, including hummingbirds and albatrosses, have two foveas in each eye. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Albatrosses are not the only species to suffer from the plastic pollution; sea turtles and monk seals also consume the debris. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A common assumption is that albatrosses must be able to sleep in flight, although no direct evidence has ever been obtained. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Albatrosses are highly philopatric, meaning they will usually return to their natal colony to breed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Albatrosses have evolved to breed on islands where land mammals are absent and have not developed defences against them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Albatrosses rely on wind to travel and can not get airborne in a calm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of albatross 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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