thorny

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📖 中文释义

  1. a. 多刺的, 令人苦恼的

🧩 词形变化

最高级 thorniest比较级 thornier

💬 双语例句

  1. Yes, these are controversial policies. Debt forgiveness raises thorny ethical concerns about condoning reckless and irresponsible behavior.

    诚然,上述政策充满争议。 债务减免将纵容鲁莽和不负责行为的棘手伦理问题摆在了我们面前。 但解决问题可以将水下的“无追索权”抵押贷款转化为所谓的“可追索债务 ” , 把不还债仅仅丢掉房屋转变为威胁到借款者的所有资产,并借此为美国的杠杆文化注入新的责任感。

  2. If the solutions to disinformation are unclear in the US, the situation is even thornier in the international context, where the problem is even more decentralized and opaque – another reason why no overarching, comprehensive solution is possible.

    如果虚假信息的解决之道在美国尚不明确,那么放在国际背景下就更加棘手,因为在多国背景下问题更加分散和不透明 — — 这也从另一个角度解释了为什么制定综合全面的解决方案是不可能的。

  3. Entrepreneurship has become a catalyst for progress in similarly thorny situations worldwide. The focus on job and wealth creation has become a “talking point” upon which nearly all governments can agree – or at least find little with which to disagree.

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🔗 常用搭配

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📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. s. bristling with perplexities