1N-COUNT 磨石;磨盘 A millstone is a large, flat, round stone which is one of a pair of stones used to grind grain into flour. 磨石;磨盘
2PHRASE 重担;重负;累赘 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. 重担;重负;累赘 [disapproval]
For today's politicians, the treaty is becoming a millstone.
对于今天的政客而言,这个条约正在变成一个包袱。
That contract proved to be a millstone around his neck.