| 释义 |
thorn
UK [θɔ:n] US [θɔ:rn] noun countable
■a small sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant （植物茎上的）刺，荆棘
UK [θɔ:n] US [θɔ:rn] noun countable
thorn in your flesh/side
■a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or causes you pain 肉中刺，眼中钉•A relentless campaigner, he was a thorn in the government's side for a number of years.作为一名不屈不挠的活动家，多年来他一直是政府的眼中钉。 |