thorn
n.
1. 刺, 荆棘; 蒺藜
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。
No rose without a thorn.
玫瑰多刺。(有快乐就有痛苦)
Thorns sprang up and choked the wheat.
荆棘丛生,把小麦都盖没了。
2. 【动】壳针
3. 苦恼, 忧虑的事物
There's no rose without a thorn.
玫瑰皆有刺(快乐之中有痛苦)。
The thorns on the roses scratched her hands.
玫瑰上的刺把她的手划了.
He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department.
他自从到了这个部门就总让我不得安生.
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。
同义词
n. 刺,倒刺,刺鸟
point acicula barbule spinule prickle bristle needle spicule barb burr spike spine
bur sticker brier
bur sticker brier
名复：thorns
thorn
vt. 使烦恼
shoot thorn
枝刺
a thorn in sb's flesh [side]
不断使某人伤脑筋的事情; 某人的眼中钉、肉中刺
root thorn
根刺
be [sit, stand, walk] on [upon] thorns
如坐针毡, 焦虑不安, 坐卧不宁
stem thorn
茎刺