thorns

英 [θɔːnz]

美 [θɔrnz]

n.  (玫瑰之类植物的)刺，棘刺; 带刺的树; 荆棘; 刺形符，字母ð(古英语和古冰岛语用的字母，表示 /θ/ 和 /ð/ 的发音，后书写为th)
thorn的复数

BNC.39108

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (某些植物、树木上的)刺，棘刺
  Thornsare the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush.
  1. Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided.
     玫瑰花上都有刺，不过只要小心就碰不到。
• N-VAR 荆棘;带刺的树;带刺小灌木
  Athornor athorn bushor athorn treeis a bush or tree which has a lot of thorns on it.
  1. ...the shade of a thorn bush.
     一丛荆棘下的阴凉
  2. ...the thorn and bramble thickets.
     荆棘密布的灌木丛
• PHRASE 肉中刺;长期困扰的问题
  If you describe someone or something as athorn inyoursideora thorn inyourflesh, you mean that they are a continuous problem to you or annoy you.
  1. She's a real thorn in his side...
     她真叫他头疼。
  2. The Party was a thorn in the flesh of his coalition.
     该党是他所在联盟的眼中钉、肉中刺。

双语例句

• The thorns have caught our clothing.
  荆棘挂住了我们的衣服。
• The thorns sprung up and choked me.
  荆棘长了起来，遮住了我。
• If we show them the "rose" within themselves, they will conquer their thorns.
  如果我们向他们展示一些他们自己的“玫瑰”，那么他们就能够克服他们的荆棘。
• Branches and thorns stabbed and snatched at them.
  树枝和荆棘拦了路嗨刺到了他们。
• The thorns on which he fell put out his eyes.
  他摔在荆棘丛中，那荆棘刺瞎了他的眼睛。
• It will grow thorns and thistles for you, none but wild plants for you to eat.
  地上因你而长出荆棘和蒺藜，除了野菜，你将没有其他食物。
• Your eyes have found through the thorns roses flower!
  你的目光穿越荆棘找到了玫瑰的花香！
• Thorns and Nature's Grasp can be cast in Tree of Life form.
  荆棘术和自然之握可以在生命之树的形态下施放了。
• His loyalty to the king brought him nothing but the crown of thorns.
  他对国王的忠心并没有得到回报，却给他带来了屈辱与苦难。
• To us it had been no more than just some little spot with thorns, bushes and trees.
  它本来对于我们不过是某块长着荆棘、灌木和乔木的小地方罢了。