sticking point

英 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

n.  分歧点; 症结

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 分歧点；症结
  something that people do not agree on and that prevents progress in a discussion
  1. This was one of the major sticking points in the negotiations.
     这是谈判中主要的难点之一。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (讨论或谈判中的)僵持点，障碍;(问题的)症结
  Asticking pointin a discussion or series of negotiations is a point on which the people involved cannot agree and which may delay or stop the talks. Asticking pointis also one aspect of a problem which you have trouble dealing with.
  1. The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
     主要的症结是税收问题。

英英释义

noun

• a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal

双语例句

• The sticking point is how to achieve them.
  关键在于如何实现这些目标。
• The sticking point in Chinese teaching lies in the fact that Chinese is regarded as a political lesson or as a tool.
  摘要把语文课当作政治课或单纯的工具课，是多年来语文教学症结所在。
• The liaison between software development teams and management has always been a sticking point in IT.
  软件开发团队和管理层之间的联系始终是IT中的一个关键所在。
• The key sticking point that Shanxi's economy fall behind consists in the abnormality industrial structure.
  山西经济落后的症结在于畸形的产业结构。
• The other sticking point is cost.
  另外一个难点在于成本。
• One potential sticking point is concerns about overfishing.
  该基金有可能会受到过度捕捞问题的拖累。
• A major sticking point has been the lifetime job guarantees the union wants to preserve and management wants to end.
  一个主要的争执点就是工会想要保留，管理方却想取消的终身工作保险的问题。
• Exactly how the land is to be divided up is the main sticking point of the peace talks.
  如何具体地分割土地成了和谈的主要症结。
• A main sticking point in the referendum campaign remains which currency a Scottish state could use& be it the pound, Euro, or something new.
  这次公投运动的症结之一就是：苏格兰应该用哪种货币&英镑、欧元、还是新发明一种。
• The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
  主要的症结是税收问题。