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prickly

英 ['prɪklɪ] 美

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词sharp stinging

adj. 多刺的；刺痛的；易动怒的

低频词畅通词汇

词态变化

比较级: pricklier;最高级: prickliest;

英文词源

prickly (adj.): 1570s, "spiny, armed with prickles" (originally of holly leaves), from prickle (n.) + -y (2). Figurative sense of "irritable" first recorded 1862. Prickly heat is from 1736, so called for the sensation; prickly pear is from 1760 (earlier prickle pear, 1610s). Related: Prickliness.

双语例句

1. The bunk mattress was hard, the blankets prickly and slightly damp.: 这个铺位的床垫很硬，毯子也很扎人，而且还有点潮。

2. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.: 这个问题有可能很棘手。

3. You know how prickly she is.: 你知道她有多么爱发脾气。

4. The grass was prickly and cold.: 草地扎人，而且很凉。

5. Let's move on to the prickly subject of taxation reform.: 咱们继续讨论下一项税制改革这个棘手的问题吧。