1N-COUNT 磨石;磨盤 A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour. 磨石;磨盤
2PHRASE 重擔;重負;累贅 If you describe something as a millstone or a millstone around your neck, you mean that it is a very unpleasant problem or responsibility that you cannot escape from. 重擔;重負;累贅 [disapproval]
For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone.
對於今天的政客而言,這個條約正在變成一個包袱。
That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.