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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A bird, such as a petrel or an albatross, that frequents the ocean, especially far from shore.
  尤指远离海岸，栖息在海洋上的鸟，例如海燕或信天翁。
• Very large albatross; white with wide black wings.
  非常大的信天翁；主体为白色羽毛，翅膀黑色。
• 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。
• 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。
• The white-and-black feathered Laysan albatross is not in danger of becoming extinct.
  有白黑羽毛的黑背信天翁，并未因为这次的灾难而灭种。
• Already the albatross checks a hatching in staggering numbers downy and demanding with unending patience.
  数目惊人信天翁用永无止境的要求和耐心检查孵化情况。