a thorn in [possessive] side
固定比喻用法，指持续令人烦恼的人或事。
The new policy has been a thorn in the company's side.
这项新政策一直是公司的眼中钉。
刺；棘刺
thorns — plural of thorn
令人烦恼的事物；眼中钉；有刺灌木；山楂；拉丁字母 Þ（þ）；坚硬尖锐如刺的变态枝。；令人烦恼的事物
a short, sharp, pointed growth on a plant
坚硬尖锐如刺的变态枝。
A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
令人烦恼的事物
something that causes irritation and annoyance
植物上任何刺状结构,如叶刺和皮刺。
Any thorn-like structure on plants, such as the spine and the prickle.
(茎或叶上的)刺
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
任何带刺的灌木或小乔木,尤指山楂。
Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.
源于古代北欧文字的日耳曼字符
a Germanic character of runic origin
令人刺痛或烦恼的事物；任何麻烦。
That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
拉丁字母(大写:Þ,小写:þ),借自卢恩字母表；如今仅在冰岛语中用于表示清齿擦音,但最初用于若干早期日耳曼文字,包括古英语,在其中表示今写作 th 的齿擦音(古英语擦音无音位清浊对立)。
A letter of Latin script (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed from the futhark; today used only in Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative, but originally used in several early Germanic scripts, including Old English where it represented the dental fricatives that are today written th (Old English did not have phonemic voicing distinctions for fricatives).
Be careful when you pick the roses; every stem has a sharp thorn.
你摘玫瑰时要小心；每条茎上都有一根尖刺。
用法提示：此处 thorn 为名词，指植物上的尖刺。
AI contextual example
A thorn from the blackberry bush stuck in my finger and hurt for days.
黑莓丛的一根刺扎进了我的手指，疼了好几天。
用法提示：句中 thorn 是名词，表示扎进皮肤里的植物尖刺。
AI contextual example
The gardener wore thick gloves to protect his hands from the thorns.
园丁戴着厚手套，以免双手被刺扎伤。
用法提示：thorns 是名词复数，指植物上的多根尖刺。
AI contextual example
固定比喻用法，指持续令人烦恼的人或事。
The new policy has been a thorn in the company's side.
这项新政策一直是公司的眼中钉。
抽象用法，表示某事物的痛苦或烦扰。
He couldn't escape the thorn of regret.
他无法摆脱悔恨之苦。
字面用法，指物理上的刺。
She carefully removed the thorn from her finger.
她小心地拔掉了手指上的刺。
描述物体表面有刺。
The stem of the rose is covered with thorns.
玫瑰的茎上长满了刺。
irritation 强调持续的烦扰，比 thorn 更侧重情绪反应，thorn 有刺痛感
annoyance 语气稍弱，指轻微不悦，thorn 可能更强烈
nuisance 常用于令人讨厌的事物，thorn 更比喻性
bother 更口语化，指小麻烦，thorn 带刺痛感
pest 更口语化，指令人厌烦的人，thorn 更抽象
grammar · medium
易错句子This problem is a thorn.
正确表达This problem is thorny.
中文学习者常将名词thorn误用作形容词来表达“棘手的”，但英语中需用形容词thorny。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many thorn in the garden.
正确表达There are many thorns in the garden.
thorn为可数名词，表示多根刺时应用复数形式thorns，不能省略-s。
指引起愉快或有益的事物，与thorn的'引起烦恼的事物'含义相对
眼中钉，肉中刺
The new regulation is a thorn in my side.
这个新规定真是我的眼中钉。
荆棘丛
I got scratched by a thorn bush.
我被荆棘丛刮伤了。
刺扎
He felt a thorn prick his finger.
他感到一根刺扎了他的手指。
荆棘篱笆
The garden is surrounded by a thorn hedge.
花园被荆棘篱笆围着。
肉中刺
His constant complaints are a thorn in the flesh.
他不断的抱怨真是肉中刺。
使人烦恼的人或事
The new regulation has been a thorn in the side of small businesses.
这项新规定一直是小企业的眼中钉。
不断困扰的问题
His chronic back pain has been a thorn in the flesh for years.
他的慢性背痛多年来一直是个难以摆脱的烦恼。
每朵玫瑰都有刺
The famous line 'Every rose has its thorn' reminds us that good things often come with drawbacks.
那句著名的歌词'每朵玫瑰都有刺'提醒我们好事往往伴随缺点。
你是我眼中钉
He described his rival as 'a thorn in my side'.
他把对手描述为'眼中钉'。
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