thorny

• adj. 多刺的；痛苦的；令人苦恼的

来自 thorn,刺，引申词义棘手的，麻烦的。

thorny (adj.)

Old English þornig; see thorn + -y (2). Figurative sense is attested from mid-14c. Related: Thorniness. Similar formation in Dutch doornig, German dornig.

1. The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.

年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The roses are thorny. Take care not to prick your hands.

玫瑰有刺,小心扎手.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.

孩子们辩论功课中的难点.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. The dog hurt one of its pad when It'stepped upon a thorny path.

这只狗在踏上一条有荆棘的小路时,伤了一只爪垫.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The dog hurt one of its pad when it stepped upon a thorny path.

这只狗在踏上一条有荆棘的小路时，伤了一只爪垫。

来自辞典例句

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"

At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions about homework.

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions.

2020年考研真题（英语一）翻译 Section Ⅲ

a thorny question/issue/problem

棘手的问题

牛津词典

a thorny bush

有刺的灌木

牛津词典

...thorny hawthorn trees.

长满刺的山楂树

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the thorny issue of immigration policy...

移民政策这个棘手问题

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is essential that we tackle this thorny problem.

我们很有必要处理这个棘手问题。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The question is, how shall I say, quite thorny.

这个问题, 我该怎么说呢, 十分棘手.

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Despite the two sides'progress on economic ties, more thorny political and military issues remain unresolved.

尽管促进双方关系发展的是经济纽带, 更多棘手的政治和军事问题仍然未决.

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More recently, he has had to contend with thorny personnel issues.

最近, 他已经不得不参加棘手的个人事件.

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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.

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He skin his leg when walking along the thorny path.

他在长满荆棘的小道上行走时擦破了腿上的皮.

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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.

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The current local vegetation is the degraded secondary vegetation: savanna and succulent thorny shrub.

现有植被为次生的稀树草坡和肉质化刺灌木.

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What matters is not the thorny path but a weak mind.

不怕路难,只怕志短.

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The so puppy love problem is a thorny issue for all teachers.

看作一个棘手的问题.但是陈老师却不这么认为.

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The plant's thorny stalk discourages fish from nibbling on it.

这种植物多刺的茎阻碍了鱼儿对它的啃咬.

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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: 世贸就是一个例子.

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The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.

孩子们辩论功课中的难点.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

The American government, like every government, has its share of thorny problems.

]美国政府就像每一个政府一样, 也有棘手的问题.

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The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.

年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题.

《简明英汉词典》

There are thorny psychological factors at play here , too.

这里面有心理因素在作怪.

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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.

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This thorny problem on the invironmental protection floored the new mayor.

这个关于环境保护的棘手难题把新任市长难住了.

辞典例句

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.

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Race relations in the US continue to be a thorny problem.

美国的种族关系一直是棘手的问题.

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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.

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The dog hurt one of its pad when It'stepped upon a thorny path.

这只狗在踏上一条有荆棘的小路时,伤了一只爪垫.

《简明英汉词典》

The roses are thorny. Take care not to prick your hands.

玫瑰有刺,小心扎手.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

It includes the up and down rolling wheel , thorny roller, groovy roller, reducing gears.

设计了一种金属孔板波纹填料用刺孔机,包括上、下辊轮, 刺辊, 槽辊, 减速系统.

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He skinned his legs when walking along the thorny path.

他在长满荆棘的“小道”上行走时擦破了腿上的皮.

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