thorn

美 [θɔːrn]英 [θɔːn]
  • n.刺;荆棘;(玫瑰之类植物的)棘刺;刺形符;字母ð(古英语和古冰岛语用的字母,表示 /θ/ 和 /ð/ 的发音,后书写为th);带刺的树

复数: thorns

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noun

1

(玫瑰之类植物的)刺,棘刺
a small sharp pointed part on the stem of some plants, such as roses

2

带刺的树;荆棘
a tree or bush that has thorns

3

刺形符,字母ð(古英语和古冰岛语用的字母,表示 /θ/ 和 /ð/ 的发音,后书写为th)
the letter that was used in Old English and Icelandic to represent the sounds /θ/ and /ð/ and later written as th

习语

a person or thing that repeatedly annoys sb or stops them from doing sth

thorn

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (某些植物、树木上的)刺,棘刺
    Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush.

    Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided.

    玫瑰花上都有刺,不过只要小心就碰不到。

  • 2
    N-VAR 荆棘;带刺的树;带刺小灌木
    A thorn or a thorn bush or a thorn tree is a bush or tree which has a lot of thorns on it.

    ...the shade of a thorn bush.

    一丛荆棘下的阴凉

  • 3
    PHRASE 肉中刺;长期困扰的问题
    If you describe someone or something as a thorn in your side or a thorn in your flesh, you mean that they are a continuous problem to you or annoy you.

    She's a real thorn in his side...

    她真叫他头疼。

noun

1
something that causes irritation and annoyance
he's a thorn in my flesh
Synonym: irritant
2
a Germanic character of runic origin
3
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonym: spine prickle pricker sticker spikelet

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  1. He removes a thorn from a lion 's paw .

    他从狮子脚掌上拔下一根刺。

  2. The thorn went deep into the flesh of my arm .

    刺深深地扎进了我的胳膊。

  3. Thorn 's electronics operation employs around 5,000 people

    索恩的电子公司雇用了约5,000名员工。

  4. She 's a real thorn in his side

    她真叫他头疼。

  5. Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided .

    玫瑰花上都有刺,不过只要小心就碰不到。

  6. The Party was a thorn in the flesh of his coalition .

    该党是他所在联盟的眼中钉、肉中刺。

  7. Richard Chamberlain has agreed to make a sequel to ' The Thorn Birds ' .

    理查德·张伯伦已经同意接拍《荆棘鸟》的续集。

  8. She got her finger pricked by a thorn .

    她的手指被刺扎了一下。

  9. The thorn of bone may dislodge from his throat without surgery .

    也许不用动手术就能去除他喉咙卡着的那块骨刺。

  10. It is unbearable to be always on thorns .

    老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。

  11. In this world there 's no rose without thorns .

    世上没有不带刺的玫瑰。

  12. He was a thorn in the police 's flesh .

    他是警方的眼中钉。

  13. The dog had a thorn in its pad .

    这只狗的爪垫上扎了一根刺。

  14. One thorn of experience is worth many times of warning .

    一次被刺的经验抵得上多次的警告。

  15. See how many thorns it has .

    看看它有多少刺。

  16. The thorns hurt his hand .

    这些刺弄伤了他的手。

  17. The   thorns   hurt   her   fingers   and   blood   came   out .

    花刺弄伤了她的手指,鲜血涌了出来。

  18. " I   remember   your   present   of flowers and   how   the   thorns   had   hurt   your   fingers   but   you   carried   on   bravely .   "

    领队接着说:我记得你送花的时候,花茎的刺都把你的手弄伤了,但你还是勇敢地继续献着花。

  19. And she showed her four thorns . Then she added :

    于是,她天真地显露出她那四根刺,随后又说道:

  20. I was sitting on the thorns while waiting for the outcome .

    等待结果时我如坐针毡。

  21. One day , for instance , when she was speaking of her four thorns , she said to the little prince :

    例如,有一天,她向小王子讲起她身上长的四根刺:

  22. We have strived , broken through brambles and thorns , and crossed ten thousand rivers and thousands of mountains .

    我们通过奋斗,披荆斩棘,走过了万水千山。

  23. Julie Cordua , chief executive of Thorn , a group that has developed technology to help law enforcement officials detect sex trafficking , said about half of child sexual abuse material is formatted as video .

    Thorn集团的首席执行官朱莉·科尔多瓦说,大约一半的儿童性虐待内容为视频格式。该公司开发了一项帮助执法人员侦查性贩卖的技术。

  24. Research on color - protection technique of preserved May thorn

    山楂凉果加工护色技术研究

  25. A Structural Analysis of Consciousness of Ideal Life in The Thorn Birds

    结构主义对《荆棘鸟》生命意识的阐释

  26. How long a way of thorns has he passed ?

    你穿越的是怎样一条布满荆棘的道路?

  27. Analysis on main quality index of thorn pear juice marketed

    市售刺梨汁饮料主要质量分析

  28. His friend has become a thorn in his side .

    他的朋友已变成眼中钉肉中刺。

  29. You said I 'm a thorn in his side .

    你说过我是他的眼中钉肉中刺。

  30. Truth , like the rose , is covered with thorns .

    真理如玫瑰全身都是刺。

  • 习语

n.

a thorn in sb's flesh/side

不断让人烦心的人(或事);肉中刺;眼中钉
a person or thing that repeatedly annoys sb or stops them from doing sth