prickly
美['prɪkli] 英['prɪkli]
adj. 多刺的;棘手的;易生气的
英英释义
Adjective- very irritable;
"bristly exchanges between the White House and the press" "he became prickly and spiteful" "witty and waspish about his colleagues"
- having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.;
"a horse with a short bristly mane" "bristly shrubs" "burred fruits" "setaceous whiskers"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)- The child's rubber ball punctured when it fell on a prickly bush.那小孩的皮球落在带刺的树丛上时被戳破了。
- Ethically, it's a prickly issue.就伦理上来说,那是个棘手的问题。
- Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.咱们继续讨论下一项税制改革这个棘手的问题吧。
- You know how prickly she is.你明白她易动怒。