continuously uneasy, especially in fear of being detected焦虑不安,如坐针毡(尤指担心被察觉)
there is no rose without a thorn
(proverb)every apparently desirable situation has its share of trouble or difficulty(谚)没有无刺的玫瑰;世上没有十全十美的事;有乐必有苦
a thorn in someone's side (或 flesh)
a source of continual annoyance or trouble经常使人苦恼(或生气)的事(或人)
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
(某些植物、树木上的)刺,棘刺
Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush.
例句
Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided.玫瑰花上都有刺,不过只要小心就碰不到。
N-VAR
荆棘;带刺的树;带刺小灌木
A thorn or a thorn bush or a thorn tree is a bush or tree which has a lot of thorns on it.
例句
...the shade of a thorn bush.一丛荆棘下的阴凉...the thorn and bramble thickets.荆棘密布的灌木丛
PHRASE
肉中刺;长期困扰的问题
If you describe someone or something as a thorn in your side or a thorn in your flesh, you mean that they are a continuous problem to you or annoy you.
例句
She's a real thorn in his side...她真叫他头疼。The Party was a thorn in the flesh of his coalition.该党是他所在联盟的眼中钉、肉中刺。
英汉词典释义
n.
(玫瑰之类植物的)刺,棘刺
I was sitting on the thorns while waiting for the outcome.等待结果时我如坐针毡。The little boy stepped on a sharp thorn.那小男孩踩着了一根尖刺。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. something that causes irritation and annoyance;