音标:['ælbәtrɒs] ;
n. 信天翁, 沉重负担
n. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
n. large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
词型变化:名词复数形式 : albatrosses
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albatross的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. An albatross aloft can be a spectacular site.高高在上的信天翁是一种壮观景象。
  2. The old car is an albatross around my neck.那辆旧车成为我的累赘。
  3. The issue has become a political albatross for the government.这个问题已经成为政府的政治阻碍了。

词汇搭配

  • wandering albatross[鸟]漂泊信天翁...

经典引文

  • Instead of the cross, the albatross About my neck was hung.

    出自:Coleridge
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