| 单词 | knotty |
| 释义 | knotty (nɒti ) Word forms: knottier , knottiest 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A knotty problem is complicated and difficult to solve. The new management team faces some knotty problems. Synonyms: puzzling, hard, difficult, complex 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Knotty wood has a lot of small hard areas on it where branches once grew. ...the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree. Synonyms: knotted, rough, rugged, bumpy Collocations: knotty problem On the menu: the knotty problem of the bank's future leadership. Times, Sunday Times It s a knotty problem, isn t it? Outlook India The non-decision leaves a knotty problem for the board and its shareholders as they seek to untangle their duties, interests and allegiances. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes a crux will not require emendation, but simply present a knotty problem of comprehension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, judging by the complex planetary activity between now and the year's end, you can't undo knotty problems. Times, Sunday Times |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。