| [/θɔːn; θɔrn/] n 用法:
1 [C] sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant （植物的）刺, 棘刺:
The thorns on the roses scratched her hands. 玫瑰上的刺把她的手划了. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ii. 用法:
2 [C, U] (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) thorny tree or shrub 带刺的树; 荆棘:
`hawthorn 山楂 *
`blackthorn 黑刺李 *
[attrib 作定语] a thorn hedge 荆刺树篱. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) a thorn in one's flesh/side person or thing that continually annoys or hinders one 不断惹人烦恼或造成妨碍的人或事物:
He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department. 他自从到了这个部门就总让我不得安生. |