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-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。
• The albatross is the king of the gliders.
  信天翁是滑翔鸟类之王。
• We saw some dolphins, a whale and royal albatross.
  我们看见海豚、一条鲸鱼、和信天翁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• At first it looked like a cross, then it looked like an aeroplane, then it looked like a kite, and at last with a whirring of wings it was right overhead and was an albatross.
  开头看上去像个十字架，后来看上去像架飞机，再后来看上去像个风筝，最后翅膀呼呼地旋转，就飞到头顶上空，原来是只信天翁。
• Benitez won the Champions League in his first season and I think its become an albatross for them, I really do.
  贝尼特斯在他的第一个赛季赢得了欧冠，我觉得现在这成为了他们的负担，我真的这么觉得。
• A variety of albatross with black feet.
  信天翁的变种，脚为黑色。
• This thing is like an albatross around my neck.
  这事就好象是挂在我脖子上的包袱。