1.[ubn]棘手的;麻烦的;引起争议的causing difficulty or disagreement
a thorny question/issue/problem棘手的问题
2.有刺的;多刺的having thorns
a thorny bush有刺的灌木
It's worth carefully cleaning up the indentation and white space before trying to debug a thorny problem.
调试困难的问题之前一定要安排好缩进和空白。
Lately China has exhibited symptoms of bipolar disorder in its approach to the thorny question of sovereignty over the South China Sea.
最近中国在应对南海主权这个棘手问题上出现了躁郁症的征兆。
For instance, Xue said he never expected to face so many thorny issues involving his visa, tax, medical treatment and cultural taboos.
例如,薛锐说他从没预料到会遇到这么多棘手的事情,包括签证,税金,医疗和文化禁忌。
Among the most thorny issues, one of these people said, are the terms under which Microsoft would compensate News Corp.
其中一位知情人士说,最棘手的问题包括,微软对新闻集团的新闻内容提供补偿的条款。
While Mom examined the damaged roses, my sisters and I hung back, plotting how to get out of the thorny job.
当母亲检查那些给压坏的蔷薇时,我和妹妹们犹豫再三,计划着怎么摆脱这项棘手的工作。
Loch and I stared at the grassy stretch of land, overgrown with weeds, plants and thorny brambles.
我和勒曲呆呆地望着那块杂草遍地荆棘丛生的草地,那上面好象从来没有建过任何房子。
When considering a ranking of the greatest fantasy series of all time, the question of Harry Potter is a thorny one.
当考虑评选史上最伟大的奇幻作品时,《哈利波特》这个问题就有点棘手。
Quantifying return on investment in relation to marketing spend has always been a thorny issue.
如何量化投资回报率相对于市场营销支出的高低,历来是个棘手的问题。
The question of what happens to euro-denominated contracts if the euro dissolves is a thorny one.
若欧元解体以欧元名义签订的合同怎么办,这确实是一个棘手的问题。
Rare earth minerals have been a thorny trade topic for some time, and China has previously promised not to cut supplies drastically.
稀土矿一直是个麻烦的贸易话题。中国以前承诺不会大幅削减供应。
And they clothed Him in purple and wove a thorny crown and put it around His head.
他们给他穿上紫袍,又把编成的荆棘冠冕给他戴上,
If the Fed put the ball back in the government's court, politicians may feel added impetus to deal with thorny economic issues.
如果美联储把球踢给政府,政治家们可能就会更加感受到应对棘手经济问题的紧迫性。
Facebook's privacy problem has always been a thorny issue.
脸谱网站的隐私设置一直是一个有争议的议题。
Stylistic translation is an important and yet thorny issue in literary translation.
风格的翻译是文学翻译中的一个重要问题,也是一个难题。
Take the bottom right path and see that the path is blocked by thorny thicket.
走右下角小径发现被刺丛挡住。
Other sites are also grappling with the thorny question of what to do with users' information after they die.
其他网站也在设法解决怎样处理去世用户信息这个棘手问题。
Tax arbitrage has always been a thorny issue.
税收套利一直是个棘手的问题。
Faber's oilskin caught on a thorny bush and he almost fell before he tugged the material free with a loud ripping sound.
费伯的雨衣被带刺的灌木挂住了,他打一个趔趄,把雨衣撕了个大口子。
Mr. Wen also answered questions on protection of intellectual property, which has been a thorny trade issue for several decades.
温家宝还回答了有关知识产权保护的问题,数十年来这一直是个棘手的贸易问题。
Known to have been cultivated in S China for at least 1700 years. The thornless forms are probably selections from an original, thorny form.
知道在中国南方栽培已经至少1700年了。无刺的类型或许是由来自一个最初的,多刺的祖先。
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