Albatross

['ælbətrɒs] or ['ælbətrɔs]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight.

(noun.) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; 'she was an albatross around his neck'.

达琳錄入--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere.

整理:雪麗

解釋/意思:

n. a large long-winged web-footed sea-bird of remarkable powers of flight found abundantly in the Southern Ocean particularly near the Cape of Good Hope.

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