prickly

英 ['prɪklɪ] 美
  • adj. 多刺的；刺痛的；易动怒的
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英语词源

prickly (adj.)
1570s, "spiny, armed with prickles" (originally of holly leaves), from prickle (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense of "irritable" first recorded 1862. Prickly heat is from 1736, so called for the sensation; prickly pear is from 1760 (earlier prickle pear, 1610s). Related: Prickliness.

权威例句

1. The bunk mattress was hard, the blankets prickly and slightly damp.
这个铺位的床垫很硬，毯子也很扎人，而且还有点潮。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.
这个问题有可能很棘手。

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3. You know how prickly she is.
你知道她有多么爱发脾气。

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4. The grass was prickly and cold.
草地扎人，而且很凉。

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5. Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.
咱们继续讨论下一项税制改革这个棘手的问题吧。

来自《权威词典》

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