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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- thorn
[θɔːn]
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1.
noun
[c]
刺
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- thorn
[θɔːrn]
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1.
n.[c]
麻烦事，讨厌鬼
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He was a thorn in eyes of the government.
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他是政府的眼中钉、肉中刺。
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He's a thorn in my flesh.
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他是我的眼中钉、肉中刺。
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2.
noun
[Person Name]
托恩
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3.
noun
[Person Name]
特恩
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4.
n.[c]
刺，棘刺
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These plants have quite sharp thorns on the back of the leaves.
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这些植物的叶子背面长着非常尖锐的刺。
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5.
noun
[Person Name]
索恩
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6.
n.[c/u]
荆棘，带刺的树或灌木
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7.
noun
[Person Name]
通
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8.
n.[c/u]
[German]
古字母P
Collins English-English Dictionary
- thorn
[θɔːn]
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1.
n
a sharp pointed woody extension of a stem or leaf - Compare prickle
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2.
n
any of various trees or shrubs having thorns, esp the hawthorn
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3.
n
the wood of any of these plants
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4.
n
short for thorn moth
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5.
n
a Germanic character of runic origin Þ used in Old and Modern Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative sound of th, as in thin, bath. Its use in phonetics for the same purpose is now obsolete - See theta
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6.
n
this same character as used in Old and Middle English as an alternative to edh, but indistinguishable from it in function or sound - Compare edh
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7.
n
[Zoology]
any of various sharp spiny parts
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8.
n
a source of irritation (esp in the phrases a thorn in one's side or flesh)
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9.
n
[Etymology]
Old English; related to Old High German dorn, Old Norse thorn
Examples
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Thorn gave him a warm and interested reception.
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索恩给了他温暖而有趣的“欢迎”。
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the thorn pierced his heel
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手上扎了个刺
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get a thorn (or splinter) in one's hand
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手指上扎了一根刺
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prick one's finger on a thorn; have a splinter in one's finger
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玫瑰花的花柄上有刺，拿的时候要小心。
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There is thorn on the stem of the rose. Be careful when you hold it.
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这座小山上满是荆姮非常难走。
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This hill is covered with thorn-bushes and the path is very rough.
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