单词 | millstone |
释义 | millstone /mil"stohn'/, n. 1. either of a pair of circular stones between which grain or another substance is ground, as in a mill. 2. anything that grinds or crushes. 3. any heavy mental or emotional burden (often used in the phrase a millstone around one's neck). [bef. 1050; ME milneston, OE mylenstan. See MILL1, STONE] |
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