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

• The albatross can stay airborne at sea for days at a time.
  信天翁在海上可以一连在空中待几天。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Large sea birds, such as the wandering albatross, glide over the sea.
  大的海鸟，如漂泊信天翁，在海洋上空滑翔。
• 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。
• This thing is like an albatross around my neck.
  这事就好象是挂在我脖子上的包袱。
• 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。
• 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。