| 释义 |
thorn/θɔ:n/n. 1 a stiff sharp-pointed projection on a plant (植物的)刺，棘刺 2 (also 亦作 thorn bush, thorn tree) a thorn-bearing shrub or tree 带刺小灌木，荆棘 3 the name of an Old English and Icelandic runic letter, þ (= th) 刺形符(古英语和冰岛如尼文字字母) □ on thorns continuously uneasy, esp. in fear of being detected 焦虑不安，如坐针毡(尤指害怕被发觉) □ a thorn in one's flesh (or side) a constant annoyance 肉中刺，经常使某人苦恼的事或人 □ thornless adj.□ thornproof adj.[Old English from Germanic] |