dead weight
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift. (難以提舉的)重荷
2. N-COUNT You can refer to something that makes change or progress difficult as a dead weight. 累贅[usu sing]
...the dead weight of traditional policies. ... 傳統(tǒng)政策的沉重包袱。
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dead weight (dead weights)
劍橋詞典
- the heaviness of a person or object that cannot or does not move by itself
難以搬動(dòng)的重物；沉重的人（或物）
She may be small but, when I have to carry her upstairs after she's fallen asleep , she's a dead weight (US also she is dead weight ). 她個(gè)子雖小，可當(dāng)她睡著后我不得不把她抱上樓時(shí)才發(fā)現(xiàn)她重得要命。 返回 dead weight