thorny
英 [ˈθɔːni]
美 [ˈθɔːrni]
adj. 棘手的; 麻烦的; 引起争议的; 有刺的; 多刺的
Collins.1 / BNC.18411 / COCA.13200
牛津词典
adj.
- 棘手的；麻烦的；引起争议的
causing difficulty or disagreement- a thorny question/issue/problem
棘手的问题
- a thorny question/issue/problem
- 有刺的；多刺的
having thorns- a thorny bush
有刺的灌木
- a thorny bush
柯林斯词典
- ADJ (植物、树木)带刺的，多刺的
Athornyplant or tree is covered with thorns.- ...thorny hawthorn trees.
长满刺的山楂树
- ...thorny hawthorn trees.
- ADJ-GRADED (问题)棘手的，复杂难解的，令人头疼的
If you describe a problem asthorny, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to solve, and that people are often unwilling to discuss it.- ...the thorny issue of immigration policy...
移民政策这个棘手问题 - It is essential that we tackle this thorny problem.
我们很有必要处理这个棘手问题。
- ...the thorny issue of immigration policy...
英英释义
adj
- 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
- bristling with perplexities
- the thorny question of states' rights
双语例句
- The stems are as thick as a man's finger and very thorny.
“玫瑰巨人”的枝干多刺，粗细和男人的手指差不多。 - Its relations with international rulemakers can be thorny: think of the World Trade Organisation.
美国与国际规则制定者之间的关系常常很棘手：例如和世界贸易组织。 - The so-called puppy love problem is a thorny issue for all teachers.
老师们大都把早恋看作一个棘手的问题。 - For a start, there are thorny issues arising from the Smith recommendations.
首先，史密斯的建议将引发一些棘手的问题。 - In Japan, though, this is proving a particularly thorny problem.
然而在日本，事实证明这是一个尤其棘手的问题。 - The roses are thorny. Take care not to prick your hands.
玫瑰有刺，小心扎手。 - The concept has fascinated security experts, but there are thorny technical problems.
这个理念令安全专家深深着迷，但其中也存在棘手的技术难题。 - Tax arbitrage has always been a thorny issue.
税收套利一直是个棘手的问题。 - Thorny issues such as women's role in agriculture and land tenure rights must also be tackled.
还必须解决女性在农业中的作用以及土地权等棘手的问题。 - I require you to send someone to deal with this thorny issue as soon as possible.
我要求你们尽快派人处理这个棘手的问题。