thorn

thorn

[θɔ:n]

n. 刺, 荆棘

例句与用法：

He stepped on a sharp thorn.

他踩到一根尖刺。

His sister is a thorn in his flesh.

他的妹妹使他伤透脑筋。

词形变化：

形容词: thornless |

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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。

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。