英：[bɔ:l ænd tʃein]
美：[bɔl ənd tʃen]
ball and chain如何读
ball and chain是什么意思
n.
锁链，拖累，<俚>妻子
ball and chain英英释义
noun
something that limits one's freedom or ability to do things (old-fashioned) He referred to his wife as "the ball and chain."
Drugs are a ball and chain for many people.
ball and chain词源中文解释
"囚犯的一种约束，1818年； 在1883年被比喻为愚蠢、浪费的习惯； 在1920年被用来指代“某人的妻子”。
ball and chain 例句
1 He had been arrested in May 1863 and forced to walk hobbled by ball and chain from central L.A. to the Drum Barracks at the harbor.
2 Jamie Hawkesworth / Courtesy of The Row The ole’ ball and chain at Alexander McQueenCourtesy of Alexander McQueenA little bejeweled tiger at Luar.
3 Indianapolis residents will likely need to break out an umbrella Tuesday, Feb. 27, and potentially a weighted ball and chain, according to NWS.
4 Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly as Kill Bill characters Gogo Yubari and the BrideMegan Fox brought her ball and chain — and fiancé Machine Gun Kelly — to the Casamigos Halloween party, dressing up as Gogo and the Bride from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.
5 It’s inspired by the silhouette of the fertility goddess and comes with a matching ottoman, resembling a ball and chain, which is rife with meaning.
6 The muses for this enigmatic presence range from Paltrow (the indisputable leading avatar of this trend) and the Queen B to lawyer Amal Clooney and billionaire businesswoman Akshata Murthy, whose old ball and chain happens to be current British prime minister Rishi Sunak.
7 Property taxes can be a ball and chain for San Antonio homeowners — especially in neighborhoods where property values have been rising fast.
8 Designed by Pesce, the infamous Up 5, a chair that resembles the lines of a female figure, and its sidekick, a literal ball and chain in the form of an ottoman, has recently been embraced by Hollywood set designers.
9 Free floating ball and chain assembly designed to stop damage by livestock.
自由浮动浮球和链式装置,用于防止家畜的破坏.
10 Feels like a ball and chain.
那感觉像是锁链.
11 The prisoner is fettered with a ball and chain attached to one ankle.
这个囚犯脚上带着一根系有铁球的脚链.
12 The Negro prisoner was forced to wear a ball and chain attached to one of his ankles.
那个黑人囚犯被迫在一只脚上带上了系有铁球的脚链。
13 The steady accumulation of small debts was a ball and chain to his progress.
不断累积的小债务妨碍了他的发展不断累积的小债务妨碍了他的发展。