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●a ˌball and ˈchain (BrE) 1. a problem that prevents you from doing what you would like to do 累赘；限制；障碍◆The business never made any money and was regarded more as a ball and chain than anything else.
这家公司从未赚到过钱，只不过是个累赘。2. (humorous) sb’s husband or wife 累赘，拖累（指老公或老婆）◆I must get home to the ball and chain!
我必须回家看老婆去了！ ORIGIN In the past, prisoners had to wear a heavy metal ball on a chain around one leg so that they couldn’t escape. 旧时，囚犯脚上要戴系有沉重金属球的锁链，以防其逃跑。 |