Word · Frequency #9881
thorns
刺；棘刺
thorns is the plural of thorn.
核心释义
a short, sharp, pointed growth on a plant
- 1.
坚硬尖锐如刺的变态枝。
A modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
- 2.
令人烦恼的事物
something that causes irritation and annoyance
- 3.
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.
- 4.
(茎或叶上的)刺
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- 5.
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.
- 6.
源于古代北欧文字的日耳曼字符
a Germanic character of runic origin
- 7.
令人刺痛或烦恼的事物；任何麻烦。
That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
- 8.
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).
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
用法In use
Be careful when you pick the roses; every stem has a sharp thorn.
用法提示：此处 thorn 为名词，指植物上的尖刺。
A thorn from the blackberry bush stuck in my finger and hurt for days.
用法提示：句中 thorn 是名词，表示扎进皮肤里的植物尖刺。
The gardener wore thick gloves to protect his hands from the thorns.
用法提示：thorns 是名词复数，指植物上的多根尖刺。
he's a thorn in my flesh
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- thorn in one's side
- 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。
- thorn bush
- 荆棘丛
- I got scratched by a thorn bush.我被荆棘丛刮伤了。
- thorn prick
- 刺扎
- He felt a thorn prick his finger.他感到一根刺扎了他的手指。
- thorn hedge
- 荆棘篱笆
- The garden is surrounded by a thorn hedge.花园被荆棘篱笆围着。
- thorn in the flesh
- 肉中刺
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
thorn 发音类似“扫”，扫地时扫到一根刺，令人烦恼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：idiomatic expressions、everyday conversation 该词表示令人烦恼的事物时通常用于习语中，如‘a thorn in someone's side’，在日常对话中比较常见，正式程度为中性。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词 in 或 on 连用，表示‘某处的刺’或‘某物上的刺’
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -orn like born, corn, horn, worn, scorn, and mourn all rhyme with thorn (/θɔrn/). Be careful with lookalikes like throne (/θroʊn/) which has a different vowel sound.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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