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That debt is an albatross around his neck. Her past became an albatross around her neck. The failed project was an albatross around the company's neck.

Albatross around your neck

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含义: A burden or curse that weighs you down; a persistent problem.

沉重的负担或诅咒；无法摆脱的持续性问题。

Una carga o maldición que te agobia; un problema persistente.

重荷や呪い；逃れられない持続的な問題。

무거운 짐이나 저주; 벗어날 수 없는 지속적인 문제.

An 'albatross around your neck' is a heavy burden you can't escape—a persistent problem or guilt that weighs you down.

'脖子上的信天翁'指的是无法逃脱的沉重负担——一个持续困扰你的问题或内疚感。源自柯勒律治的诗《古舟子咏》。

Un 'albatros alrededor del cuello' es una carga pesada de la que no puedes escapar—un problema persistente o culpa que te agobia. Se origina en el poema 'La balada del viejo marinero' de Coleridge.

「首にかかったアホウドリ」とは、逃れることのできない重い負担のこと。持続的な問題や罪悪感があなたを押しつぶすことを指します。コールリッジの詩『老水夫行』に由来します。

'albatross around your neck'은 벗어날 수 없는 무거운 짐을 말한다—끊임없이 짓누르는 문제나 죄책감.

例句

That debt is an albatross around his neck.
那笔债务是他脖子上的枷锁
Esa deuda es un albatros alrededor de su cuello
その借金は彼の首にかかった重荷だ
그 빚은 그에게 목에 걸린 무거운 짐이다.
Her past became an albatross around her neck.
她的过去成了她的沉重负担
Su pasado se convirtió en un albatros alrededor de su cuello
彼女の過去は彼女にとって重荷となった
그녀의 과거는 그녀에게 벗어날 수 없는 짐이 되었다.
The failed project was an albatross around the company's neck.
那个失败的项目成了公司的累赘
El proyecto fallido fue un albatros alrededor del cuello de la empresa
失敗したプロジェクトは会社にとって重荷だった
실패한 프로젝트는 회사에 무거운 짐이었다.

发音

/ˈælbətrɒs əˈraʊnd jɔːr nek/

用法指南

语境: burdens, guilt, problems

语气: literary, serious

✓ 正确说法

Albatross around your neck
沉重的负担
Una carga al cuello
重荷になっている
목에 걸린 무거운 짐
An albatross
一个累赘
Un lastre
足かせだ
짐덩어리

常见错误

Literary reference—may need context

起源与历史

From Samuel Taylor Coleridge's 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' (1798), where a sailor must wear a dead albatross around his neck as punishment for killing it.

词源: Coleridge's 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner'

最早记录: Coleridge, 1798

文化背景

Era: 1798 Coleridge onwards

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Pop culture: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Regional notes: English literature, global usage.

故事与趣闻

In Coleridge's poem, a mariner kills an albatross, bringing bad luck to his ship. He's forced to wear the dead bird around his neck—a heavy, rotting burden. The image became a metaphor for inescapable guilt.

变体

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