thorn
[θɔ:n]
n. 刺, 荆棘
例句与用法：
He stepped on a sharp thorn.
他踩到一根尖刺。
His sister is a thorn in his flesh.
他的妹妹使他伤透脑筋。
词形变化：
形容词: thornless |
详细释义：
n.
1. 刺, 棘[C]
No rose without a thorn.
玫瑰多刺。(有快乐就有痛苦)
2. 有刺植物[U][C]
Thorns sprang up and choked the wheat.
荆棘丛生, 把小麦都盖没了。
3. 恼人的事(或人)[C]
The biggest thorn in the Prime Minister's side is inflation.
最使首相苦恼的问题是通货膨胀。
短语词组：
a thorn in sb.'s flesh/side
1. 某人的眼中钉
He was a thorn in the police's flesh.
他是警方的眼中钉。
be/sit on thorns
1. 如坐针毡; 焦虑不安
He was then sitting on thorns and waiting for you.
他当时如坐针毡, 焦急地等待着你。