thorny

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  • adj.棘手的；麻烦的；引起争议的；有刺的
  • Web多刺的；痛苦的；辣手
Comparative Degree：thornier  Superlative：thorniest  

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thorny
adj.
1.
[ubn]
棘手的；麻烦的；引起争议的causing difficulty or disagreement
a thorny question/issue/problem
棘手的问题
2.
有刺的；多刺的having thorns
a thorny bush
有刺的灌木

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AllAll,棘手的棘手的,麻烦的麻烦的,引起争议的引起争议的,有刺的有刺的,多刺的多刺的,痛苦的痛苦的,辣手辣手
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1.
It's worth carefully cleaning up the indentation and white space before trying to debug a thorny problem.
调试困难的问题之前一定要安排好缩进和空白。
tiáo shì kùn nan de wèn tí zhī qián yí dìng yào ān pái hǎo suō jìn hé kòng bái 。
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2.
Lately China has exhibited symptoms of bipolar disorder in its approach to the thorny question of sovereignty over the South China Sea.
最近中国在应对南海主权这个棘手问题上出现了躁郁症的征兆。
zuì jìn zhōng guó zài yìng duì nán hǎi zhǔ quán zhè ge jí shǒu wèn tí shàng chū xiàn le zào yù zhèng de zhēng zhào 。
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3.
For instance, Xue said he never expected to face so many thorny issues involving his visa, tax, medical treatment and cultural taboos.
例如，薛锐说他从没预料到会遇到这么多棘手的事情，包括签证，税金，医疗和文化禁忌。
lì rú , xuē ruì shuō tā cóng méi yù liào dào huì yù dào zhè me duō jí shǒu de shì qíng , bāo kuò qiān zhèng , shuì jīn , yī liáo hé wén huà jìn jì 。
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4.
Among the most thorny issues, one of these people said, are the terms under which Microsoft would compensate News Corp.
其中一位知情人士说，最棘手的问题包括，微软对新闻集团的新闻内容提供补偿的条款。
qí zhōng yī wèi zhī qíng rén shì shuō , zuì jí shǒu de wèn tí bāo kuò , wēi ruǎn duì xīn wén jí tuán de xīn wén nèi róng tí gōng bǔ cháng de tiáo kuǎn 。
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5.
While Mom examined the damaged roses, my sisters and I hung back, plotting how to get out of the thorny job.
当母亲检查那些给压坏的蔷薇时，我和妹妹们犹豫再三，计划着怎么摆脱这项棘手的工作。
dāng mǔ qīn jiǎn chá nà xiē gěi yā huài de qiáng wēi shí , wǒ hé mèi mèi men yóu yù zài sān , jì huà zhe zěn me bǎi tuō zhè xiàng jí shǒu de gōng zuò 。
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6.
Loch and I stared at the grassy stretch of land, overgrown with weeds, plants and thorny brambles.
我和勒曲呆呆地望着那块杂草遍地荆棘丛生的草地，那上面好象从来没有建过任何房子。
wǒ hé lè qū dāi dāi de wàng zhe nà kuài zá cǎo biàn dì jīng jí cóng shēng de cǎo dì , nà shàng mian hǎo xiàng cóng lái méi yǒu jiàn guò rèn hé fáng zi 。
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7.
When considering a ranking of the greatest fantasy series of all time, the question of Harry Potter is a thorny one.
当考虑评选史上最伟大的奇幻作品时，《哈利波特》这个问题就有点棘手。
dāng kǎo lǜ píng xuǎn shǐ shàng zuì wěi dà de qí huàn zuò pǐn shí , 《 hā lì bō tè 》 zhè ge wèn tí jiù yǒu diǎn jí shǒu 。
article.yeeyan.org
8.
Quantifying return on investment in relation to marketing spend has always been a thorny issue.
如何量化投资回报率相对于市场营销支出的高低，历来是个棘手的问题。
rú hé liàng huà tóu zī huí bào lǜ xiāng duì yú shì chǎng yíng xiāo zhī chū de gāo dī , lì lái shì gè jí shǒu de wèn tí 。
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The question of what happens to euro-denominated contracts if the euro dissolves is a thorny one.
若欧元解体以欧元名义签订的合同怎么办，这确实是一个棘手的问题。
ruò ōu yuán jiě tǐ yǐ ōu yuán míng yì qiān dìng de hé tong zěn me bàn , zhè què shí shì yī gè jí shǒu de wèn tí 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Rare earth minerals have been a thorny trade topic for some time, and China has previously promised not to cut supplies drastically.
稀土矿一直是个麻烦的贸易话题。中国以前承诺不会大幅削减供应。
xī tǔ kuàng yì zhí shì gè má fan de mào yì huà tí 。 zhōng guó yǐ qián chéng nuò bú huì dà fú xuē jiǎn gōng yìng 。
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