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
- 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。 - 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。 - Any ship that crosses the Pacific is accompanied for many days by the smaller albatross.
任何太平洋通过的船只都有较小的信天翁伴随着飞行好多天。 - 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）。 - We saw some dolphins, a whale and royal albatross.
我们看见海豚、一条鲸鱼、和信天翁。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - But nobody noticed when the albatross had disappeared.
不过谁也没注意那信天翁几时不见的。