thorn

英 [θɔːn]

美 [θɔːrn]

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)

复数：thorns　现在分词：thorning　过去式：thorned　

Collins.1 / BNC.9881 / COCA.11159

习惯用语

a thorn in sb's flesh/side

不断让人烦心的人（或事）；肉中刺；眼中钉
a person or thing that repeatedly annoys sb or stops them from doing sth

noun

（玫瑰之类植物的）刺，棘刺
a small sharp pointed part on the stem of some plants, such as roses
带刺的树；荆棘
a tree or bush that has thorns
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）
the letter that was used in Old English and Icelandic to represent the sounds /θ/ and /ð/ and later written as th

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。

noun

something that causes irritation and annoyance
1. he's a thorn in my flesh
Synonym:irritant
a Germanic character of runic origin
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonym:spineprickleprickerstickerspikelet

Thorn not break the shield and what are thorn in the broken spear can not co-exist.
刺不破的盾和什么东西都刺得破的矛不可能同时存在。
The thorn went deep into the flesh of my hand.
那根刺深深地扎进我手上的肉里。
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。
The shepherd boldly examined the lion's feet and discovered the thorn.
牧羊人大着胆子，仔细地检查狮子的脚，发现了那根刺。
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can be grateful that thorn bushes have roses.
你可以抱怨玫瑰有刺，也可以感激灌木丛中有玫瑰。
He was a thorn in the police's flesh.
他是警方的眼中钉。
Some people be always grumble because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorn have roses.
有人常常因蔷薇有刺而埋怨，我则因刺里有蔷薇而感激。
I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorn.
我曾为我的玫瑰感谢你过一千次，却没有为我的刺感谢你过一次。
He felt his skin scratched by the thorn.
他觉得皮肤被刺划伤了。
Richard Chamberlain has agreed to make a sequel to 'The Thorn Birds'.
理查德·张伯伦已经同意接拍《荆棘鸟》的续集。