名詞 ball and chain:

1. heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner by a chain

1. The steady accumulation of small debts was a ball and chain to his progress.
   不斷累積的小債務(wù)妨礙了他的發(fā)展不斷累積的小債務(wù)妨礙了他的發(fā)展。
2. The Negro prisoner was forced to wear a ball and chain attached to one of his ankles.
   那個黑人囚犯被迫在一只腳上帶上了系有鐵球的腳鏈。
3. The prisoner is fettered with a ball and chain attached to one ankle.
   這個囚犯腳上帶著一根系有鐵球的腳鏈。
4. Mr.Reagan's nearly$2 trillion in Federal and trade debt(or$30,000 per family) will be a ball and chain around the neck of economic growth.
   里根先生將近２兆聯(lián)邦及貿(mào)易負債(亦即每戶３萬元)將是經(jīng)濟成長的絆腳石。