音标:['θɒ:ni] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 多刺的, 令人苦恼的
s. bristling with perplexities
词型变化:形容词比较级 : thornier ; 形容词最高级 : thorniest
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

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.

    出自:fig.
【近义词】

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