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
- 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 Volvo sale also raises some thorny issues for Ford.
出售沃尔沃也给福特带来了一些棘手的问题。 - 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。 - The thorny question of states 'rights.
关于国家权利的棘手问题。 - 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。 - Race relations in the US continue to be a thorny problem. Racism remains a touchy issue.
美国的种族关系一直是棘手的问题。种族主义可是个要小心处理的问题。 - There are still a few thorny questions, many of which will not be answerable for some time.
现在还有一些问题没有得到解答。一个最重要的就是一个游戏在不同手机的表现差距多少？ - It is essential that we tackle this thorny problem.
我们很有必要处理这个棘手问题。 - The roses are thorny. Take care not to prick your hands.
玫瑰有刺，小心扎手。 - 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。