thorn 详细解释
thorn
[θɔ:n]
n. 刺, 荆棘
n.
1. 刺, 棘[C]
No rose without a thorn.
玫瑰多刺。(有快乐就有痛苦)
2. 有刺植物[U][C]
Thorns sprang up and choked the wheat.
荆棘丛生, 把小麦都盖没了。
3. 恼人的事(或人)[C]
The biggest thorn in the Prime Minister's side is inflation.
最使首相苦恼的问题是通货膨胀。
词形变化
形容词: thornless |
词义辨析
同义:
n.刺, 倒刺, 刺鸟
英英释义
名词 thorn:
something that causes irritation and annoyance
同义词：irritant
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
同义词：spine, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
a Germanic character of runic origin
短语词组
a thorn in sb.'s flesh/side
1. 某人的眼中钉
He was a thorn in the police's flesh.
他是警方的眼中钉。
be/sit on thorns
1. 如坐针毡; 焦虑不安
He was then sitting on thorns and waiting for you.
他当时如坐针毡, 焦急地等待着你。
补充
thornthorn英:[θɔ:n] 美:[θɔrn]n.1.荆刺, 棘I was sitting on the thorns while waiting for the outcome.等待结果时我如坐针毡。The little boy stepped on a sharp thorn.那小男孩踩着了一根尖刺。例句
1. the issue has become a thorn in renewing the peace talks.在恢复和谈方面这个问题成了个障碍。 2. the pastor has long been a thorn in the side of the regime.这个牧师长期以来一直是令这个政权头疼的人物。 3. He's been a thorn in my side for years.多年来他一直是我的心头刺。 4. a thorn in the side of the industry这个行业的痼疾热门单词推荐
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