Wordiyothorny
🇬🇧 UK/'θɒ:ni/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Having thorns or spines; difficult and causing disagreement or trouble
多刺的；棘手的，令人苦恼的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishthornother
+
ycharacterized by
=thorny
Common Collocations
- 1.thorny issue棘手的问题
- 2.thorny problem难以解决的难题
- 3.thorny question敏感的问题
- 4.thorny path荆棘之路
Example Sentences
- 1.
Be careful handling that thorny cactus — the spines are razor-sharp.
- 2.
The negotiators spent weeks trying to resolve the thorny issue of border disputes.
- 3.
Inheritance and property rights remain a thorny subject in many families.