millstones

英 [ˈmɪlstəʊnz]

美 [ˈmɪlˌstoʊnz]

n.  磨石; 磨盘
millstone的复数

柯林斯词典

• 磨石；磨盘
  Amillstoneis a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour.
• PHRASE 重担;重负;累赘
  If you describe something asa millstoneora millstone aroundyourneck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from.
  1. For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone...
     对于今天的政客而言，这个条约正在变成一个包袱。
  2. That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.
     那个合同结果成了他的一个负担。

双语例句

• Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
  你要拿石磨去磨面，你要揭开你的帕子，脱去长裙，露出大腿，渡过江河。
• The life of the millstones is a crucial in the paper making field, which has an effect on the state of the product line, product efficiency, enterprise profit and product quality.
  造纸机械中的磨浆机磨盘寿命高低是决定整个造纸生产线运行状态、生产效率、企业利润和产品质量的关键因素。
• A strong yen and competition from lower-cost manufacturers elsewhere in Asia have turned the products that once underpinned their success into financial millstones.
  日元强势以及来自亚洲其他国家低成本制造商的竞争，让一度支持它们取得成功的产品成为财务上的重担。
• Millstones grind up cereals into powders. Sieve out the coarse grains. Then the real flour food appears.
  石磨将谷物研成粉末，再用筛过滤掉粗粒杂质，真正意义上的面食才得以出现。
• Millstones had been cut and laboriously sledged down the rough mountainsides.
  石磨被琢好，然后费力用雪橇运下那崎岖不平的山坡。
• Application of Wear-resisting Ductile Iron in Pulp Millstones
  耐磨球铁在纸浆磨盘上的应用
• Women are millstones around their necks.
  女人就像他们脖子上的石子。
• Today, millstones of the same shape are still being used.
  至今同一形制的磨盘还在使用。
• The tools introduced include drill, millstones, reamer, grinding head, grinding wheel, grinding shaft.
  主要介绍的工具有：钻咀（头）、磨盘、铰刀、磨头、磨轮、磨轴。
• Nowadays, the low life of millstones cannot satisfy the need of the enterprises, and therefore restricts the development of the paper making industry.
  目前极低的磨盘寿命无法满足我国造纸工业蓬勃发展的需求，成为造纸工业技术提高的瓶颈。