英:[ˈθɔ:ni]
美:[ˈθɔrni]
英:[ˈθɔ:ni]
美:[ˈθɔrni]
thorn·y
thor ni
比较级:thornier或more thorny
最高级:thorniest或most thorny
thornily (adv.), thorniness (n.)
词根:thorn
adj.thornless 无刺的
n.thorn 刺;[植] 荆棘
Adjective
1. bristling with perplexities;
"the thorny question of states' rights"
2. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.;
"a horse with a short bristly mane"
"bristly shrubs"
"burred fruits"
"setaceous whiskers"
古英语 þornig; 参见 thorn + -y(2)。比喻意义始于14世纪中期。相关: Thorniness。荷兰语 doornig,德语 dornig 也有类似的构词方式。这个比喻形象很普遍; 希腊语中有 akanthologos 作为争辩者的绰号,字面意思是“采集荆棘”,还有 akanthobates,是文法学家的绰号(女性形式为 akanthobatis)。
The first known use of thorny was before the 12th century
though1 of 2conjunction
in spite of the fact or possibility that
though it was raining, we went hiking
though2 of 2adverb
however entry 2 sense 2, nevertheless
not for long, though
thou1 of 2pronoun
the person addressed
thou2 of 2noun
a thousand of something (as dollars)
paid 15 thou for the car
those
thoroughadjective
marked by or carried out to completion : exhaustive
a thorough search
careful about detail
a thorough worker
thoroughgoingadjective
thorough sense 1, complete
thoroughgoing cooperation
thoroughfarenoun
a street or road open at both ends
a main road
thoroughbred1 of 2adjective
bred from the best stock through a long line : purebred
thoroughbred dogs
capitalized of, relating to, or being a Thoroughbred horse
thoroughbred2 of 2noun
a purebred or pedigreed animal
capitalized any of an English breed of light speedy horses kept chiefly for racing
thoroughadjective
marked by or carried out to completion : exhaustive
a thorough search
careful about detail
a thorough worker
thornyadjective
full of or covered with thorns
thorny rose bushes
full of difficulties
a thorny problem
1 I really don't believe he's able to deal with this thorny problem.
我确实不相信他有能力处理这个棘手的问题.
2 Nearby stood a squat, gnarled tree with thorny leaves and black bark.
3 He slid into a patch of weeds and grabbed onto a thorny vine.
4 The vote, on a procedural point, does not bode well for the passage of thornier legislation.
从程序上说, 这次选举对更为棘手的立法进程来说并不是个好兆头.
5 Mr Armytage had to endure the sufferings of the thorny crown made by himself.
阿米塔奇先生不得不忍受自找的痛苦的折磨。
6 The cladding of frost on thorny branches was thawing and fat drops drip-drip-dripping.
7 The bluffs on which it crouched were steep and rocky, spotted with lichen and gnarled thorny trees.
8 The Obama administration jettisoned that idea after running into the thorny issue of pricing.
在遇到定价这个棘手的问题之后,奥巴马政府放弃了“坏银行”的想法.
9 “Before he hopped in with a thorny bottom?”
10 My current sanctuary was a room with thorny branches covering the walls and the ceiling.
11 I spied a door, its bottom half covered in thick roots and thorny vines, and my spirits sank.
12 The Widder just looked at the hard old man wondering what made an old man's thorny.
那寡妇只是看着这个怒气冲冲的男人,她在想究竟为什么他会如此生气.
13 Our wounds were then dressed with a healing plant, the leaves of which were thorny on the outside but smooth on the inside, which absorbed the blood and other secretions.
14 Military presence and its impact on Japanese residents have been a thorny issue over the years.
多年来,军事存在及其对日本居民的影响一直是一个棘手的问题。
15 But when it comes down to it, there’s some more rosy and some more thorny.
16 Holding the wooden sword by her side, Ivy strode through the forest until she came to its dark heart, to the grove of thorny trees.
17 Airbus's relationships with its suppliers is another thorny issue.
另一个棘手的问题是空客与其供货商的关系.
18 The women circled the basket, which was full of blackberries still on their short, thorny branches.
19 Crawling through the thorny passageway was easier this time because their bodies had broken a wider path.
20 The question is, how shall I say, quite thorny.
这个问题, 我该怎么说呢, 十分棘手.
1 造成困难
2 棘手的
tight delicate sticky awkward troublesome prickly techie touchy spiny knotty untoward ticklish knobby tetchy tricksy scabrous difficile nasty unmanageable Gordian hot messy tender involved intractable involute troublous kittle testing complicated tricky slippery obstinate fiendish vexed nice difficult cross-grained tough stern uncomfortable unforgiving nettlesome insupportable problem the very devil knotted spinous
3 困难
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4 痛苦
painful bitter miserable grievous afflicted anguished embittered wrenching gnawing laboring agonized tormenting painfully sorely pain smart trouble wound suffering torture distress wrench misery bale agony affliction martyrdom pang twinge infliction wark throe angor weight worry rack sting torment afflict prick wring fester agonise excruciate nag at make a martyr of in agony nasty anguish agonize passion teen worm grief sour martyr laceration heaviness twang peine cark toko toco writhe ride
5 尖锐的
acuminous smart sharp nasal pointed poignant splitting biting pungent incisive shrill edged trenchant smacking aculeate
6 难处理的
tender awkward reluctant cumbersome rebellious unmanageable recalcitrant tricksy scabrous cumbrous cross-grained lumbersome tricky delicate tangled ticklish
7 多刺
muricate prickly spiny burry spinose spinosity stimulose spinous spinescence spininess spinescent acanthoid brier briar brambly
8 造成困难的
9 困难的
uneath hard difficult warm terrible painful uncomfortable strait hairy troublesome uneasy arduous laborious fiddly untoward fiddling labored parlous dure difficile trappy mean nice tight stiff sticky uphill pinched spiny knotted knobby laborsome
10 令人苦恼的
11 尖锐
acuminous smart sharp nasal pointed poignant splitting biting pungent incisive shrill edged trenchant smacking aculeate crack edge pungency mordancy
12 痛苦的
painful bitter miserable grievous afflicted anguished embittered wrenching gnawing laboring agonized tormenting suffering nasty anguish agonize
13 引起争论的
14 麻烦的
cumbersome pesky untoward plaguy complicated offending troublesome onerous burdensome bothersome difficult uncomfortable
15 麻烦
complicated offending troublesome onerous burdensome bothersome hornet's nest trouble drag liability bother upset hassle inconvenience snag to-do imposition aggro gyp palaver impose a performance storm clouds trials and tribulations difficult uncomfortable performance mess headache woe strife ail
17 多刺的
muricate prickly spiny burry spinose stimulose spinous bony jaggy thistly spinescent acanthoid brier briar brambly
18 棘手
tight delicate sticky awkward troublesome prickly techie touchy spiny knotty untoward ticklish knobby tetchy tricksy scabrous difficile delicacy nasty unmanageable Gordian trickiness touchiness testing complicated tricky messy slippery intractable obstinate fiendish vexed awkwardness stickiness hot tough uncomfortable unforgiving nettlesome insupportable knotted spinous