thorny

Definitions

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.