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  2. /knotty

knotty

UK/'nɒti/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Full of knots; (of a problem) complex and difficult to solve.

多节的;棘手的,复杂的

Root Breakdown

Native English
knottother
+
ycharacterized by
=knotty

Common Collocations

  • 1.knotty wood有节的木头
  • 2.knotty problem棘手的问题
  • 3.knotty issue复杂的问题

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The knotty wood made it difficult to drill.

  • 2.

    They faced a knotty problem that required creative solutions.

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