thorny
UK ['θɔ:.ni] US ['θɔ:r-] adjective
PROBLEM/SUBJECT 问题／题目
[before noun]
■describes a problem or subject that is difficult to deal with 棘手的，麻烦的•the thorny issue of taxation棘手的税收问题
UK ['θɔ:.ni] US ['θɔ:r-] adjective
PLANT 植物的
■having thorns 多刺的；带刺的•a thorny rose bush带刺的玫瑰丛 |