thorn
英 [θ??n]
美[θ?rn]
- n. 刺；[植] 荊棘
- n. (Thorn)人名；(柬)通；(英)索恩；(法、德、丹、瑞典)托恩
詞組搭配
on thorns
continuously uneasy, especially in fear of being detected
焦慮不安，如坐針氈（尤指擔(dān)心被察覺）
there is no rose without a thorn
(proverb)every apparently desirable situation has its share of trouble or difficulty
(諺)沒有無刺的玫瑰；世上沒有十全十美的事；有樂必有苦
a thorn in someone's side (或 flesh)
a source of continual annoyance or trouble
經(jīng)常使人苦惱（或生氣）的事（或人）
the pastor has long been a thorn in the side of the regime.
這個牧師長期以來一直是令這個政權(quán)頭疼的人物。