1N-COUNT 信天翁 An albatross is a very large white seabird. 信天翁
2N-COUNT 沉重的负担;无法摆脱的苦恼;障碍 If you describe something or someone as an albatross around 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. 沉重的负担;无法摆脱的苦恼;障碍 [disapproval]
Privatization could become a political albatross for the ruling party.