Definition of albatross in English:

albatross

nounPlural albatrosses ˈalbətrɒsˈælbəˌtrɔs

1A very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans.
Family Diomedeidae: genera Diomedea and Phoebetria
Example sentencesExamples
- There are hundreds of different types of birds including five types of penguins, albatrosses, and cara caras (a rare bird of prey).
- And of course, today we have such adept flyers as the swallows, hummingbirds, falcons, and the soaring albatrosses which demonstrate the great diversity of flight adaptations in birds.
- For me, it will always be a trip of a lifetime, as we were soon surrounded by a bewildering assortment of albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels, each a new species for us.
- Flamingos are conceded by all to be closely linked to pelicans, albatrosses, loons, probably penguins, and the like - the charadriomorph lineage.
- The black frigatebirds, with their sharply angled wings, ride rising thermals, whereas the white albatrosses, with their long narrow wings, catch a lift on a cold gale.
- It is unusual in that it is a dark albatross; most other albatrosses are predominantly white.
- Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year.
- In general, larger birds like the albatross tend to live longer than smaller species.
- Many of the oceanic birds, the petrels, the albatrosses, the penguins etc., nest on but one or a few islands and are completely dependent for survival on the integrity of these places.
- Petrels, albatrosses, cormorants, frigatebirds, gulls etc. are mysterious and inspiring birds: often the subject of poetic stories and lots of myths around the world.
- Conservationists say unregulated fisheries in the southern oceans are endangering the albatross.
- But seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels, which have large, tubular nostrils, are known to use scent clues to locate nesting sites and prey out at sea.
- It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
- Among oceangoing avian species, albatrosses and frigatebirds are the quintessential seabirds.
- Many of these vessels head for the southern oceans - to the major albatross feeding grounds.
- It is home to many birds such as albatross, penguins, cormorants, gulls and gannets, and the New Zealand fur seal, which can easily be seen from the road lazing around in rocky areas.
- A birdwatcher 65 million years ago could have seen relatives of today's loons, geese and ducks, albatrosses and petrels, and gulls and shorebirds, and possibly other familiar birds as well.
- Seabirds, particularly albatrosses and petrels, regularly grab the baited hooks.
- Pteranodon was almost certainly a soaring animal; it used rising warm air to maintain altitude; a common strategy among large winged animals (among birds, albatrosses and vultures are adept at soaring).
- Taking measures to prevent the accidental capture of birds benefits both the albatross and the fishermen, since they can catch more fish if the hooks are not catching birds by mistake.
1. 1.1 A source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner)
  挫折（或内疚）之源；障碍，负担，累赘（典出柯里律治的《老水手谣》）
  an albatross of a marriage
  婚姻的负担。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Instead, they see it as a problem, as a liability, as an albatross around our financial necks.
  No-one is hanging albatrosses around the necks of the writers or of the responders.
  However, the average student, in order simply to meet the expense of university education - even with parental support - is still burdened by the albatross of a £12,000 debt on leaving.
  The albatross has flown-the responsibility now rests on the observers of today and tomorrow to ensure it stays aloft.
  The ultimate target was Primakov, but the Kremlin's strategy was first to blast Luzhkov so as to turn him into a burdensome, malodorous albatross around the former prime minister's neck.
  Queen Noor of Jordan is backing an albatross aptly named The Ancient Mariner.
  Synonyms
  responsibility, obligation, liability
2Golf
another term for double eagle
Example sentencesExamples
- In the modified stableford format, an albatross is worth eight points, an eagle five and a birdie two, while a par is worth nothing and players lose one point for a bogey and two for multiple bogeys.
- In 2002, there were four albatrosses on the PGA Tour, versus 40 holes-in-one.
- Gary Evans has been a professional for 13 years and his albatross at the 4th hole was the first of his career.
- Thanks to his albatross and some solid golf thereafter he finished three under.
- In America, the term double eagle is used instead of albatross to describe such a feat!

Origin

Late 17th century: alteration (influenced by Latin albus 'white') of 16th-century alcatras, applied to various seabirds including the frigate bird and pelican, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-ġaṭṭās 'the diver'.

The spelling of albatross was influenced by Latin albus, ‘white’. The large white seabird was originally called the alcatras, a name which was also applied to other water birds such as the pelican (who gave their name to the prison-island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay) and came from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-gattās ‘the diver’. In golf an albatross is a score of three under par at a hole (see bird). Albatross sometimes carries with it an idea of misfortune and burdensome guilt: this alludes to Coleridge's Ancient Mariner (1798), in which an albatross is shot by the mariner, bringing disaster on the rest of the crew and long-lasting guilt to him.

Definition of albatross in US English:

albatross

nounˈælbəˌtrɔsˈalbəˌtrôs

1A very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings. Albatrosses, some species of which have wingspans greater than 10 feet (3.3 m), are found mainly in the southern oceans, with three kinds in the North Pacific.
信天翁
Genera Diomedea and Phoebetria, family Diomedeidae: several species, including the sooty albatross (P. fusca), Laysan albatross (D. immutablis), and wandering albatross (D. exulans)
Example sentencesExamples
- A birdwatcher 65 million years ago could have seen relatives of today's loons, geese and ducks, albatrosses and petrels, and gulls and shorebirds, and possibly other familiar birds as well.
- But seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels, which have large, tubular nostrils, are known to use scent clues to locate nesting sites and prey out at sea.
- Pteranodon was almost certainly a soaring animal; it used rising warm air to maintain altitude; a common strategy among large winged animals (among birds, albatrosses and vultures are adept at soaring).
- In general, larger birds like the albatross tend to live longer than smaller species.
- For me, it will always be a trip of a lifetime, as we were soon surrounded by a bewildering assortment of albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels, each a new species for us.
- Many of the oceanic birds, the petrels, the albatrosses, the penguins etc., nest on but one or a few islands and are completely dependent for survival on the integrity of these places.
- Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year.
- Among oceangoing avian species, albatrosses and frigatebirds are the quintessential seabirds.
- And of course, today we have such adept flyers as the swallows, hummingbirds, falcons, and the soaring albatrosses which demonstrate the great diversity of flight adaptations in birds.
- There are hundreds of different types of birds including five types of penguins, albatrosses, and cara caras (a rare bird of prey).
- Taking measures to prevent the accidental capture of birds benefits both the albatross and the fishermen, since they can catch more fish if the hooks are not catching birds by mistake.
- Flamingos are conceded by all to be closely linked to pelicans, albatrosses, loons, probably penguins, and the like - the charadriomorph lineage.
- It is unusual in that it is a dark albatross; most other albatrosses are predominantly white.
- It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for.
- It is home to many birds such as albatross, penguins, cormorants, gulls and gannets, and the New Zealand fur seal, which can easily be seen from the road lazing around in rocky areas.
- The black frigatebirds, with their sharply angled wings, ride rising thermals, whereas the white albatrosses, with their long narrow wings, catch a lift on a cold gale.
- Conservationists say unregulated fisheries in the southern oceans are endangering the albatross.
- Seabirds, particularly albatrosses and petrels, regularly grab the baited hooks.
- Many of these vessels head for the southern oceans - to the major albatross feeding grounds.
- Petrels, albatrosses, cormorants, frigatebirds, gulls etc. are mysterious and inspiring birds: often the subject of poetic stories and lots of myths around the world.
1. 1.1 A source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner)
  挫折（或内疚）之源；障碍，负担，累赘（典出柯里律治的《老水手谣》）
  an albatross of a marriage
  婚姻的负担。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ultimate target was Primakov, but the Kremlin's strategy was first to blast Luzhkov so as to turn him into a burdensome, malodorous albatross around the former prime minister's neck.
  The albatross has flown-the responsibility now rests on the observers of today and tomorrow to ensure it stays aloft.
  Queen Noor of Jordan is backing an albatross aptly named The Ancient Mariner.
  No-one is hanging albatrosses around the necks of the writers or of the responders.
  Instead, they see it as a problem, as a liability, as an albatross around our financial necks.
  However, the average student, in order simply to meet the expense of university education - even with parental support - is still burdened by the albatross of a £12,000 debt on leaving.
  Synonyms
  responsibility, obligation, liability
2Golf
another term for double eagle
Example sentencesExamples
- In the modified stableford format, an albatross is worth eight points, an eagle five and a birdie two, while a par is worth nothing and players lose one point for a bogey and two for multiple bogeys.
- Gary Evans has been a professional for 13 years and his albatross at the 4th hole was the first of his career.
- Thanks to his albatross and some solid golf thereafter he finished three under.
- In America, the term double eagle is used instead of albatross to describe such a feat!
- In 2002, there were four albatrosses on the PGA Tour, versus 40 holes-in-one.

Origin

Late 17th century: alteration (influenced by Latin albus ‘white’) of 16th-century alcatras, applied to various seabirds including the frigate bird and pelican, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-ġaṭṭās ‘the diver’.

词汇	albatross
释义	Definition of albatross in English: albatross nounPlural albatrosses ˈalbətrɒsˈælbəˌtrɔs 1A very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans. Family Diomedeidae: genera Diomedea and Phoebetria Example sentencesExamples There are hundreds of different types of birds including five types of penguins, albatrosses, and cara caras (a rare bird of prey). And of course, today we have such adept flyers as the swallows, hummingbirds, falcons, and the soaring albatrosses which demonstrate the great diversity of flight adaptations in birds. For me, it will always be a trip of a lifetime, as we were soon surrounded by a bewildering assortment of albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels, each a new species for us. Flamingos are conceded by all to be closely linked to pelicans, albatrosses, loons, probably penguins, and the like - the charadriomorph lineage. The black frigatebirds, with their sharply angled wings, ride rising thermals, whereas the white albatrosses, with their long narrow wings, catch a lift on a cold gale. It is unusual in that it is a dark albatross; most other albatrosses are predominantly white. Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year. In general, larger birds like the albatross tend to live longer than smaller species. Many of the oceanic birds, the petrels, the albatrosses, the penguins etc., nest on but one or a few islands and are completely dependent for survival on the integrity of these places. Petrels, albatrosses, cormorants, frigatebirds, gulls etc. are mysterious and inspiring birds: often the subject of poetic stories and lots of myths around the world. Conservationists say unregulated fisheries in the southern oceans are endangering the albatross. But seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels, which have large, tubular nostrils, are known to use scent clues to locate nesting sites and prey out at sea. It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for. Among oceangoing avian species, albatrosses and frigatebirds are the quintessential seabirds. Many of these vessels head for the southern oceans - to the major albatross feeding grounds. It is home to many birds such as albatross, penguins, cormorants, gulls and gannets, and the New Zealand fur seal, which can easily be seen from the road lazing around in rocky areas. A birdwatcher 65 million years ago could have seen relatives of today's loons, geese and ducks, albatrosses and petrels, and gulls and shorebirds, and possibly other familiar birds as well. Seabirds, particularly albatrosses and petrels, regularly grab the baited hooks. Pteranodon was almost certainly a soaring animal; it used rising warm air to maintain altitude; a common strategy among large winged animals (among birds, albatrosses and vultures are adept at soaring). Taking measures to prevent the accidental capture of birds benefits both the albatross and the fishermen, since they can catch more fish if the hooks are not catching birds by mistake. 1.1 A source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) 挫折（或内疚）之源；障碍，负担，累赘（典出柯里律治的《老水手谣》） an albatross of a marriage 婚姻的负担。 Example sentencesExamples Instead, they see it as a problem, as a liability, as an albatross around our financial necks. No-one is hanging albatrosses around the necks of the writers or of the responders. However, the average student, in order simply to meet the expense of university education - even with parental support - is still burdened by the albatross of a £12,000 debt on leaving. The albatross has flown-the responsibility now rests on the observers of today and tomorrow to ensure it stays aloft. The ultimate target was Primakov, but the Kremlin's strategy was first to blast Luzhkov so as to turn him into a burdensome, malodorous albatross around the former prime minister's neck. Queen Noor of Jordan is backing an albatross aptly named The Ancient Mariner. Synonyms responsibility, obligation, liability 2Golf another term for double eagle Example sentencesExamples In the modified stableford format, an albatross is worth eight points, an eagle five and a birdie two, while a par is worth nothing and players lose one point for a bogey and two for multiple bogeys. In 2002, there were four albatrosses on the PGA Tour, versus 40 holes-in-one. Gary Evans has been a professional for 13 years and his albatross at the 4th hole was the first of his career. Thanks to his albatross and some solid golf thereafter he finished three under. In America, the term double eagle is used instead of albatross to describe such a feat! Origin Late 17th century: alteration (influenced by Latin albus 'white') of 16th-century alcatras, applied to various seabirds including the frigate bird and pelican, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-ġaṭṭās 'the diver'. The spelling of albatross was influenced by Latin albus, ‘white’. The large white seabird was originally called the alcatras, a name which was also applied to other water birds such as the pelican (who gave their name to the prison-island of Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay) and came from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-gattās ‘the diver’. In golf an albatross is a score of three under par at a hole (see bird). Albatross sometimes carries with it an idea of misfortune and burdensome guilt: this alludes to Coleridge's Ancient Mariner (1798), in which an albatross is shot by the mariner, bringing disaster on the rest of the crew and long-lasting guilt to him. Definition of albatross in US English: albatross nounˈælbəˌtrɔsˈalbəˌtrôs 1A very large oceanic bird related to the shearwaters, with long narrow wings. Albatrosses, some species of which have wingspans greater than 10 feet (3.3 m), are found mainly in the southern oceans, with three kinds in the North Pacific. 信天翁 Genera Diomedea and Phoebetria, family Diomedeidae: several species, including the sooty albatross (P. fusca), Laysan albatross (D. immutablis), and wandering albatross (D. exulans) Example sentencesExamples A birdwatcher 65 million years ago could have seen relatives of today's loons, geese and ducks, albatrosses and petrels, and gulls and shorebirds, and possibly other familiar birds as well. But seabirds such as albatrosses and petrels, which have large, tubular nostrils, are known to use scent clues to locate nesting sites and prey out at sea. Pteranodon was almost certainly a soaring animal; it used rising warm air to maintain altitude; a common strategy among large winged animals (among birds, albatrosses and vultures are adept at soaring). In general, larger birds like the albatross tend to live longer than smaller species. For me, it will always be a trip of a lifetime, as we were soon surrounded by a bewildering assortment of albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels, each a new species for us. Many of the oceanic birds, the petrels, the albatrosses, the penguins etc., nest on but one or a few islands and are completely dependent for survival on the integrity of these places. Fishing experts estimate that about 60,000 sea birds including about 2,000 giant petrels and around 10,000 albatrosses are killed this way every year. Among oceangoing avian species, albatrosses and frigatebirds are the quintessential seabirds. And of course, today we have such adept flyers as the swallows, hummingbirds, falcons, and the soaring albatrosses which demonstrate the great diversity of flight adaptations in birds. There are hundreds of different types of birds including five types of penguins, albatrosses, and cara caras (a rare bird of prey). Taking measures to prevent the accidental capture of birds benefits both the albatross and the fishermen, since they can catch more fish if the hooks are not catching birds by mistake. Flamingos are conceded by all to be closely linked to pelicans, albatrosses, loons, probably penguins, and the like - the charadriomorph lineage. It is unusual in that it is a dark albatross; most other albatrosses are predominantly white. It's penguins, albatrosses, caracaras, steamer ducks and a couple of endemic small jobs you've come for. It is home to many birds such as albatross, penguins, cormorants, gulls and gannets, and the New Zealand fur seal, which can easily be seen from the road lazing around in rocky areas. The black frigatebirds, with their sharply angled wings, ride rising thermals, whereas the white albatrosses, with their long narrow wings, catch a lift on a cold gale. Conservationists say unregulated fisheries in the southern oceans are endangering the albatross. Seabirds, particularly albatrosses and petrels, regularly grab the baited hooks. Many of these vessels head for the southern oceans - to the major albatross feeding grounds. Petrels, albatrosses, cormorants, frigatebirds, gulls etc. are mysterious and inspiring birds: often the subject of poetic stories and lots of myths around the world. 1.1 A source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) 挫折（或内疚）之源；障碍，负担，累赘（典出柯里律治的《老水手谣》） an albatross of a marriage 婚姻的负担。 Example sentencesExamples The ultimate target was Primakov, but the Kremlin's strategy was first to blast Luzhkov so as to turn him into a burdensome, malodorous albatross around the former prime minister's neck. The albatross has flown-the responsibility now rests on the observers of today and tomorrow to ensure it stays aloft. Queen Noor of Jordan is backing an albatross aptly named The Ancient Mariner. No-one is hanging albatrosses around the necks of the writers or of the responders. Instead, they see it as a problem, as a liability, as an albatross around our financial necks. However, the average student, in order simply to meet the expense of university education - even with parental support - is still burdened by the albatross of a £12,000 debt on leaving. Synonyms responsibility, obligation, liability 2Golf another term for double eagle Example sentencesExamples In the modified stableford format, an albatross is worth eight points, an eagle five and a birdie two, while a par is worth nothing and players lose one point for a bogey and two for multiple bogeys. Gary Evans has been a professional for 13 years and his albatross at the 4th hole was the first of his career. Thanks to his albatross and some solid golf thereafter he finished three under. In America, the term double eagle is used instead of albatross to describe such a feat! In 2002, there were four albatrosses on the PGA Tour, versus 40 holes-in-one. Origin Late 17th century: alteration (influenced by Latin albus ‘white’) of 16th-century alcatras, applied to various seabirds including the frigate bird and pelican, from Spanish and Portuguese alcatraz, from Arabic al-ġaṭṭās ‘the diver’.
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