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
- 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 and other sea birds sometimes confuse the plastic for food feeding it to their young who die.
信天翁和其它海洋鸟类，有时候会将塑料误认为食物，而用它们来喂食它们的幼鸟，从而致使幼鸟死亡。 - 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。 - Albatross Global Solutions is a sales solutions provider dedicated to improving customer service and sales performancewithin your organization.
信天翁咨询是一家销售解决方案提供商，致力于改进贵公司的顾客服务水准，提高销售业绩。 - Sometimes he took eggs from albatross nests.
有时他还会从信天翁的巢里掏鸟蛋。 - 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。 - 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）。 - The albatross is the king of the gliders.
信天翁是滑翔鸟类之王。 - 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。 - 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。