名詞 millstone:

1. (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
   同義詞：albatross
2. any load that is difficult to carry
3. one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain

1. That mortgage has a millstone round my neck.
   那個(gè)抵押使的背上了沉重的包袱。
2. My brother-in-law, who depends on us financially, has been a millstone round my neck ever since we married.
   自從我們結(jié)婚以來，我的妻弟一直在經(jīng)濟(jì)上依靠我們，成了我們沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)。
3. My debts were like a millstone round my neck.
   我欠的債像是在脖子上套著個(gè)磨盤。
4. Her lazy husband is a millstone round her neck.
   她的懶丈夫成了她的一個(gè)包袱。

mill.stone

n.（名詞）
One of a pair of cylindrical stones used in a mill for grinding grain.
磨石：磨坊中碾磨谷物用的一對圓柱形石塊之一
A heavy weight; a burden:
重?fù)?dān)：沉重的壓力；負(fù)擔(dān)：
例句：
This job is a millstone around my neck.
這個(gè)工作簡直對我是一種負(fù)擔(dān)