thorny
adj. 多刺的；棘手的；痛苦的
副词：thornily 比较级：thornier 最高级：thorniest 名词：thorniness
近义词：troublesome，sticky，prickly，spiny，barbed，bristly，spiky，pointed，tricky，problematic，awkward，controversial，knotty，tough，hard，difficult，setaceous，setose，briery，bristled，barbellate，briary，burry，burred，
英英释义
Adjective
- bristling with perplexities;
"the thorny question of states' rights"
- 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.)
- Cacti are thorny.仙人掌多刺。
- We are discussing a thorny matter.我们在讨论一个棘手的问题。
- 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。
- 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。