| 单词 | thorny |
| 释义 | thorny (θɔːʳni ) Word forms: thornier , thorniest 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A thorny plant or tree is covered with thorns. ...thorny hawthorn trees. Synonyms: prickly, spiky, spiny, pointed 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a problem as thorny, 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. It is essential that we tackle this thorny problem. Synonyms: troublesome, difficult, problematic(al), trying Collocations: thorny problem A thorny problem has emerged in the forest as evidence grows that trees 'talk' to each other through the magical medium of fungi. Times, Sunday Times The emissaries had been meeting since the summer, but could not come up with a solution to the thorny problem of the leadership selection. Globe and Mail Rather, we are presented with a series of issues and ways of approaching the thorny problem of gauging the popularity of things in the past. The Times Literary Supplement A sceptic might suggest that the flurry of activity each time a constituent presented a thorny problem was at least in part for the benefit of the cameras. Times, Sunday Times Ah, but they are all thorny problems to solve. Times, Sunday Times Many green leaves will stay on the brambles all through the winter, while new thorny stems snake out from them over the ground. Times, Sunday Times They're invaluable when tackling thorny stems, and guard against toxoplasmosis. Times, Sunday Times On wild roses, the first green leaves are emerging along the thorny stems. Times, Sunday Times Left alone, a firethorn will reach 6ft in height and grow 8ft across, but it can be easily pruned, and its thorny stems make it an ideal barrier hedge. The Sun The only thing that has worked has been having very thorny stems scattered about. Globe and Mail One of those issues has been the thorny subject of selection. Times, Sunday Times What, then, can the doyenne of free love really have to say about the thorny subject of jealousy in a committed relationship? Times, Sunday Times But soon we will have to tackle the thorny subject of pocket money: how much, how often and in return for what. Times, Sunday Times Talk turns to the thorny subject of summer holidays. Times, Sunday Times My thoughts always turn to them when the thorny subject of inspections crops up. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 带刺的, 棘手的 Japanese: とげのある, 厄介な |
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