Thorn
[ θ?rn ]
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n. 刺;棘刺，荊棘;帶刺的植物;刺痛;
?? 例句
He' s been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department.
他自從到了這個部門就總讓我不得安生.
pointed growth, as on a porcupine or a cactus; aquill or thorn
棘狀突起；尖刺
The thorn of bone may dislodge from his throat without surgery.
也許不用動手術就能去除他喉嚨卡著的那塊骨刺。
It was to be a thorn in the side of the Dutch.
它將是荷蘭人的苦惱。
The biggest thorn in the Prime Minister's side is inflation.
最使首相苦惱的問題是通貨膨脹。
?? 聯想助記
【串】corn(谷物)born(生來)有horn(角)和thorn(刺)
【記】※ horn-角,thorn-刺:牛角尖得像刺
※ north-北方,thorn-刺荊棘:北方來的刺客
※ t-拼音“他”,horn-牛角:它的牛角上有刺
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?? 牛津釋義
thorn
n
1 [C] sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant （植物的）刺, 棘刺
The thorns on the roses scratched her hands. 玫瑰上的刺把她的手劃了. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page ii.
2 [C, U] (usu in compounds 通常用以構成復合詞) thorny tree or shrub 帶刺的樹; 荊棘: `hawthorn 山楂
`blackthorn 黑刺李 * [attrib 作定語]
a thorn hedge 荊刺樹籬.
3 (idm 習語) a thorn in one's flesh/side person or thing that continually annoys or hinders one 不斷惹人煩惱或造成妨礙的人或事物
He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department. 他自從到了這個部門就總讓我不得安生.
?? 考研助記
松硬（諧音）： 刺 網友：yqy 補充：他（t）的號（horn），樣子像根刺
?? 擴展釋義
*[θ?:n]n. 刺, 棘, 荊棘
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Greetings, learned judge! I do not envy you your job. This is a most troublesome case.
您好，博學的法官！我并不羨慕您的職業。這是一個最麻煩的案子。
In 1893 New Zealand was the first nation in modern times to allow women to vote, long before many other countries.
3年，新西蘭是第一個在近代就允許婦女參加選舉的國家，這比許多其他國家要早得多。
He felt free to talk about his failures or his difficulties.
他可以隨便談論自己的失敗或困境。