thorny

英 [ˈθɔːni]

美 [ˈθɔːrni]

adj. 棘手的; 麻烦的; 引起争议的; 有刺的; 多刺的

最高级：thorniest　比较级：thornier　

Collins.1 / BNC.18411 / COCA.13200

牛津词典

adj.

棘手的；麻烦的；引起争议的
causing difficulty or disagreement
1. a thorny question/issue/problem
  棘手的问题
有刺的；多刺的
having thorns
1. a thorny bush
  有刺的灌木

ADJ (植物、树木)带刺的，多刺的
Athornyplant or tree is covered with thorns.
1. ...thorny hawthorn trees.
  长满刺的山楂树
ADJ-GRADED (问题)棘手的，复杂难解的，令人头疼的
If you describe a problem asthorny, you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to solve, and that people are often unwilling to discuss it.
1. ...the thorny issue of immigration policy...
  移民政策这个棘手问题
2. It is essential that we tackle this thorny problem.
  我们很有必要处理这个棘手问题。

adj

A thorny question handled by consumer councils is the public relations and advertising strategies of the tobacco industry.
消费者委员会处理的一个麻烦问题是烟草公司采取的公关和广告策略。
The thorny question of states 'rights.
关于国家权利的棘手问题。
I require you to send someone to deal with this thorny issue as soon as possible.
我要求你们尽快派人处理这个棘手的问题。
The Volvo sale also raises some thorny issues for Ford.
出售沃尔沃也给福特带来了一些棘手的问题。
There are still a few thorny questions, many of which will not be answerable for some time.
现在还有一些问题没有得到解答。一个最重要的就是一个游戏在不同手机的表现差距多少？
In a specification of hundreds of pages, consistency is a thorny problem.
在一部有着数百页的规格说明里，一致性是一个棘手的问题。
It is essential that we tackle this thorny problem.
我们很有必要处理这个棘手问题。
The thorny problem of what happens when the boss is absent.
老板不在时情况会怎样这一棘手问题。
Race relations in the US continue to be a thorny problem. Racism remains a touchy issue.
美国的种族关系一直是棘手的问题。种族主义可是个要小心处理的问题。
Tax arbitrage has always been a thorny issue.
税收套利一直是个棘手的问题。