英语词汇“albatross”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an albatross — in which case it's somewhere between the first two. An albatross is one of the largest flying birds in the world.

The word albatross comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word alcatraz meaning "pelican," but it's not just animals that this word describes. Think of the huge white prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco that hindered its inmates from going anywhere, reminding them daily of the guilt and burden of their crime — all feelings that are meant to be conjured by something that's an albatross in a person's life.

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Coleridge Vocab: Ever Wonder What "Albatross" Means?

Ever wonder where the expression "an albatross around one's neck" comes from? Or even what the word albatross means? Look no further than Samuel Taylor Coleridge's oft-quoted ballad "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" to find out.

"The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" tells the story of a sailor who upsets the order of the universe by shooting a giant bird called an albatross. As punishment, the sailor is forced by his shipmates to hang the dead bird from his neck as he travels a slow and thirsty path toward madness. During the 19th century, when this poem was widely recited and read, the idea of wearing an albatross around one's neck became synonymous with guilt.

If learning one key vocabulary word makes this tale of near-hallucinogenic terror more accessible, imagine how reading it would feel after you'd learned 40? Now you can, with "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," Parts I-IV and Parts V-VII Vocabulary Lists.

Teachers: Looking for more literature-based Vocabulary Lists? Find them here and check back often. Our curriculum development team adds new lists every week. Or get started on making your own lists with a short video "Vocabulary Lists Made Quick and Easy" and blog post "Six Steps to Better List Making."

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albatross: albatrosses

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The state Department of Land and Natural Resources began investigating after three Laysan albatrosses were found dead last year in Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve.

Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016)

Hawaii News Now reports there were at least 15 destroyed nests of Laysan albatrosses at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve last December.

Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016)

Hawaii News Now reports there were at least 15 destroyed nests of albatrosses at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve last December.

Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016)

n large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

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mollymawk

Diomedea exulans, wandering albatross

very large albatross; white with wide black wings

Diomedea nigripes, black-footed albatross, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony

a variety of albatross with black feet

oceanic bird, pelagic bird

bird of the open seas

n (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

she was an albatross around his neck

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millstone

balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment

something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

单词	albatross
释义	albatross (once / 4330 pages) 1n 2n It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an albatross — in which case it's somewhere between the first two. An albatross is one of the largest flying birds in the world. The word albatross comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word alcatraz meaning "pelican," but it's not just animals that this word describes. Think of the huge white prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco that hindered its inmates from going anywhere, reminding them daily of the guilt and burden of their crime — all feelings that are meant to be conjured by something that's an albatross in a person's life. DEPARTMENT OF WORD LISTS Coleridge Vocab: Ever Wonder What "Albatross" Means? Ever wonder where the expression "an albatross around one's neck" comes from? Or even what the word albatross means? Look no further than Samuel Taylor Coleridge's oft-quoted ballad "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" to find out. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" tells the story of a sailor who upsets the order of the universe by shooting a giant bird called an albatross. As punishment, the sailor is forced by his shipmates to hang the dead bird from his neck as he travels a slow and thirsty path toward madness. During the 19th century, when this poem was widely recited and read, the idea of wearing an albatross around one's neck became synonymous with guilt. If learning one key vocabulary word makes this tale of near-hallucinogenic terror more accessible, imagine how reading it would feel after you'd learned 40? Now you can, with "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," Parts I-IV and Parts V-VII Vocabulary Lists. Teachers: Looking for more literature-based Vocabulary Lists? Find them here and check back often. Our curriculum development team adds new lists every week. Or get started on making your own lists with a short video "Vocabulary Lists Made Quick and Easy" and blog post "Six Steps to Better List Making." WORD FAMILY albatross: albatrosses USAGE EXAMPLES The state Department of Land and Natural Resources began investigating after three Laysan albatrosses were found dead last year in Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Hawaii News Now reports there were at least 15 destroyed nests of Laysan albatrosses at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve last December. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) Hawaii News Now reports there were at least 15 destroyed nests of albatrosses at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve last December. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) 1 n large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper mollymawk Diomedea exulans, wandering albatross very large albatross; white with wide black wings Diomedea nigripes, black-footed albatross, gooney, gooney bird, goonie, goony a variety of albatross with black feet oceanic bird, pelagic bird bird of the open seas 2 n (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps she was an albatross around his neck Syn\|Hyper millstone balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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