thorny

单词thorny

基本解释

adj.: 棘手的；麻烦的；引起争议的；有刺的
网络: 多刺的；痛苦的；辣手

权威解释

• 棘手的；麻烦的；引起争议的:

  causing difficulty or disagreement

• 有刺的；多刺的:

  having thorns

英汉解释

• 具棘刺的

• 棘刺状的

• 荆棘丛生的

• 刺丛繁茂的

• 多刺的,有针的;像刺的

• 棘手的,困难多的;痛苦的

词性分析

• 比较级：thornier

• 最高级：thorniest

单词搭配

• adj.+n.:

  thorny issue

同义词

adj.pricklybarbedspikyspinypointed

反义词

adj.uncontroversial

例句

• It"s worth carefully cleaning up the indentation and white space before trying to debug a thorny problem.

  调试困难的问题之前一定要安排好缩进和空白。

• Lately China has exhibited symptoms of bipolar disorder in its approach to the thorny question of sovereignty over the South China Sea.

  最近中国在应对南海主权这个棘手问题上出现了躁郁症的征兆。

• For instance, Xue said he never expected to face so many thorny issues involving his visa, tax, medical treatment and cultural taboos.

  例如，薛锐说他从没预料到会遇到这么多棘手的事情，包括签证，税金，医疗和文化禁忌。

• Among the most thorny issues, one of these people said, are the terms under which Microsoft would compensate News Corp.

  其中一位知情人士说，最棘手的问题包括，微软对新闻集团的新闻内容提供补偿的条款。

• While Mom examined the damaged roses, my sisters and I hung back, plotting how to get out of the thorny job.

  当母亲检查那些给压坏的蔷薇时，我和妹妹们犹豫再三，计划着怎么摆脱这项棘手的工作。

• Loch and I stared at the grassy stretch of land, overgrown with weeds, plants and thorny brambles.

  我和勒曲呆呆地望着那块杂草遍地荆棘丛生的草地，那上面好象从来没有建过任何房子。

• When considering a ranking of the greatest fantasy series of all time, the question of Harry Potter is a thorny one.

  当考虑评选史上最伟大的奇幻作品时，《哈利波特》这个问题就有点棘手。

• Quantifying return on investment in relation to marketing spend has always been a thorny issue.

  如何量化投资回报率相对于市场营销支出的高低，历来是个棘手的问题。

• The question of what happens to euro-denominated contracts if the euro dissolves is a thorny one.

  若欧元解体以欧元名义签订的合同怎么办，这确实是一个棘手的问题。

• Rare earth minerals have been a thorny trade topic for some time, and China has previously promised not to cut supplies drastically.

  稀土矿一直是个麻烦的贸易话题。中国以前承诺不会大幅削减供应。