thorn
n
1 [C] sharp pointed growth on the stem of a plant (植物的)刺, 棘刺
The thorns on the roses scratched her hands. 玫瑰上的刺把她的手划了. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page ii.
2 [C, U] (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) thorny tree or shrub 带刺的树; 荆棘: `hawthorn 山楂
`blackthorn 黑刺李 * [attrib 作定语]
a thorn hedge 荆刺树篱.
3 (idm 习语) a thorn in one's flesh/side person or thing that continually annoys or hinders one 不断惹人烦恼或造成妨碍的人或事物
He's been a thorn in my side ever since he joined this department. 他自从到了这个部门就总让我不得安生.
The building of skyscrapers in New York began around the year 1900.
在1900年左右,摩天楼开始在纽约兴建。
New Zealand is also home to about 170,000 Pacific Islanders from Oceania who have settled mainly in Auckland in North Island.
新西兰也是那些来自大洋诸岛大约170,000岛民的家园,他们大多定居在北岛的奥克兰。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.