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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings
  Synonym:mollymawk
• (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
  1. she was an albatross around his neck
  Synonym:millstone

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 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。
• Her own supporters see her as an albatross who could lose them the election.
  她自己的支持者视她为一个无法摆脱的烦恼，她可能会使他们输掉选举。
• Already the albatross checks a hatching in staggering numbers downy and demanding with unending patience.
  数目惊人信天翁用永无止境的要求和耐心检查孵化情况。
• But nobody noticed when the albatross had disappeared.
  不过谁也没注意那信天翁几时不见的。
• 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。
• Very large albatross; white with wide black wings.
  非常大的信天翁；主体为白色羽毛，翅膀黑色。
• The albatross-legendary protector of seafarers-is heading for extinction.
  信天翁传说中航海人的守护者已经濒临灭绝了。
• She was an albatross around his neck.
  她成了他的重负。
• Any shi that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross.
  任何一艘横度太平洋的轮船都会有一种小信天翁伴随飞行许多天。