albatross
noun
uk/ˈæl.bə.trɒs/us/ˈæl.bə.trɑːs/albatrossnoun(BIRD)
[C]
alargewhitebirdwithlong,strongwingsthatlivesnear thesea,foundespeciallyin theareasof thePacificandSouthAtlantic oceans
信天翁(长翼大白鸟,尤见于太平洋和南大西洋海域)Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket/GettyImages
Birds found by or on the sea
- booby
- cormorant
- curlew
- fulmar
- gannet
- guillemot
- gull
- kittiwake
- oystercatcher
- penguin
- petrel
- plover
- puffin
- seagull
- shag
- skimmer
- skua
- tern
albatrossnoun(PROBLEM)
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something or someone youwantto befreefrom because that thing orpersoniscausingyouproblems:
无法摆脱的苦恼;障碍Her ownsupportersseeher as an albatross who couldlosethem theelection.就连支持她的人都把她看成是一个大包袱,认为她会使他们输掉这次选举。
Difficult things and people
- bane
- be dead meatidiom
- be in the clearidiom
- be out of the woodsidiom
- bitter
- bump
- equation
- hindrance
- hot potato
- impediment
- incubus
- job
- marathon
- nut
- teething troubles
- the tip of the icebergidiom
- thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
- tiesomeoneup
- to-do
- twist