spiny
🇬🇧 UK/'spaini/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Covered with spines or sharp thorns; troublesome or difficult to deal with.
多刺的;棘手的,麻烦的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.spiny lobster龙虾
- 2.spiny plant多刺植物
- 3.[spiny problem]棘手的问题
- 4.spiny creature多刺的生物
Example Sentences
- 1.
The spiny cactus made it impossible to walk barefoot through the desert garden.
- 2.
Negotiating the contract proved to be a spiny issue that neither side could easily resolve.