thorn
英 [θɔːn]美[θɔrn]
- n. 刺;[植] 荆棘
- n. (Thorn)人名;(柬)通;(英)索恩;(法、德、丹、瑞典)托恩
词组搭配
on thorns
continuously uneasy, especially in fear of being detected
焦虑不安,如坐针毡(尤指担心被察觉)
there is no rose without a thorn
(proverb)every apparently desirable situation has its share of trouble or difficulty
(谚)没有无刺的玫瑰;世上没有十全十美的事;有乐必有苦
a thorn in someone's side (或 flesh)
a source of continual annoyance or trouble
经常使人苦恼(或生气)的事(或人)
the pastor has long been a thorn in the side of the regime.
这个牧师长期以来一直是令这个政权头疼的人物。