ball and chain

表示她是一种束缚。
常用释义
束缚:限制某人自由或能力的事物。在许多人看来,毒品是束缚他们的枷锁。在老式的用法中,有人会用“ball and chain”来指代自己的妻子,表示她是一种束缚。

例句

1·Guys, one senior remarked to me, "are the new ball and chain."

一名高级主管对我说,男人是“甜蜜的枷锁。”

2·Tom wanted to quit his job. He said he was tired of that ball and chain.

汤姆想辞去他的差使,他说他对那繁重的工作感到厌倦。

3·Yes, I'm going to the party tonight, but I'll have to drag along my ball and chain.

是呀,我要参加今天的社交晚会,但是我必须带著我家的母老虎。

4·Look, Persky, I'm right now late to meet the ball and chain at Lexington Avenue, but when can I go again?

注意,庞先生,我现在迟到了,要去莱克星顿大街和我冤家碰面,可是我何时能再去?

5·The two bonus eps are titled “The Old Ball and Chain” and “Free, ” and they take place a couple of days after the events of the season finale.

《越狱》的主创人员终于松口聊起了《越狱》全剧大结局的最后2小时的拍摄。 最后两集被命名为《旧时锁链》和《自由》,故事就发生在全季最终集的几天后。

6·You may joke about in-laws and the old ball and chain, but an assortment of studies have found that married people are generally happier than singles.

您年夜略会开打趣说公婆和旧球和链条,而是各种百般的探讨发觉,已婚的人凡是比单身更快乐。

7·Davina says, "Everything you own is energetically attached to you." Things you love are like golden threads. Conversely, clutter is like dragging around a ball and chain.

戴维纳说过,“你所拥有的一切与你都有一种能量上的联系,那些你喜欢的东西就像金丝一样,相反,那些杂物就像被铁链和铁球拖着你的生活。”

8·An anchor permanently installed in a harbor for mooring a sailboat, typically consisting of the anchor, chain to a mooring ball on the surface, and a pennant to which the boat attaches.

一个永久固定在海港的锚,供系泊一艘船之用。通常包括锚体,连接水面一个系泊浮球的铁链,以及一面供船只插的信号旗。

9·"Men like to joke about the ball-and-chain, but this behavior robs men of independence and leads to a weaker connection between a husband and wife," continues Haltzman.

他还说:“男人喜欢拿球和链的情况开玩笑,但是这种行为剥夺了男人的自由,使得丈夫和妻子间的关系变得薄弱。”

10·After rolling, these inclusions turn from ball-like shape to chain-like and dot-linked shapes.

夹杂形状经轧制后由球形逐渐变为长条形和点链状。

同义词

锁链;拖累;妻子