a very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings. Albatrosses are found mainly in the southern oceans, with three kinds in the North Pacific.
信天翁。
a source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's
挫折(或内疚)之源;障碍,负担,累赘(典出柯里律治的《老水手谣》)
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an albatross of a marriage .婚姻的负担。
【高尔夫】 同
"late 17th cent.: alteration (influenced by Latin