音标:[ˈθɔ:ni:ə] ;
a. 多刺的( thorny的比较级 ); 有刺的; 棘手的; 多障碍的
s. bristling with perplexities
s. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

thorny的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Cacti are thorny.仙人掌多刺。
  2. We are discussing a thorny matter.我们在讨论一个棘手的问题。
  3. 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。
  4. Mr Armytage had to endure the sufferings of the thorny crown made by himself.阿米塔奇先生不得不忍受自找的痛苦的折磨。

词汇搭配

  • thorny subject棘手的问题
  • thorny scrub热带草生灌丛...
  • thorny-headed worm棘头虫
  • thorny problem棘手问题
  • a thorny subject微妙的问题

经典引文

  • I have a sharp tongue and a thorny exterior.

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【近义词】

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