prickly

英 [ˈprɪkli]

美 [ˈprɪkli]

adj.  多刺的; 引起刺痛的; 扎疼的; 刺痒的; 易怒的; 爱生气的

比较级：pricklier　

Collins.1 / BNC.15437 / COCA.12304

牛津词典

adj.

• 多刺的
  covered with prickles
  1. a prickly bush
     多刺的灌木
• 引起刺痛的；扎疼的；刺痒的
  causing you to feel as if your skin is touching sth that is covered with prickles
  1. a prickly feeling
     刺痛感
• 易怒的；爱生气的
  easily annoyed or offended
• 棘手的；难处理的；烫手的
  difficult to deal with because people have very different ideas about it
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 扎人的；引起刺痛的
  Something that ispricklyfeels rough and uncomfortable, as if it has a lot of prickles.
  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 grass was prickly and cold.
     草地扎人，而且很凉。
• ADJ-GRADED 易发怒的；容易生气的
  Someone who ispricklyloses their temper or gets upset very easily.
  1. You know how prickly she is.
     你知道她有多么爱发脾气。
• ADJ-GRADED 棘手的；麻烦的；难处理的
  Apricklyissue or subject is one that is rather complicated and difficult to discuss or resolve.
  1. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.
     这个问题有可能很棘手。

英英释义

adj

• having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
  1. a horse with a short bristly mane
  2. bristly shrubs
  3. burred fruits
  4. setaceous whiskers
  Synonym:barbedbarbellatebriarybrierybristledbristlyburredburrysetosesetaceousspinythorny
• very irritable
  1. bristly exchanges between the White House and the press
  2. he became prickly and spiteful
  3. witty and waspish about his colleagues
  Synonym:bristlyspleneticwaspish

双语例句

• In many islands, cacti and prickly bushes replaced the shore arid zone mangrove forest.
  在许多的岛屿上，仙人掌和多刺灌木干旱区取代了岸边的红树林区。
• I have put pepper and Chinese prickly ash in it.
  但四川菜以麻辣为特色，我在鱼乡肉丝里加了些辣椒和花椒。
• Grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs.
  美国东部和热带美洲的草，刺果里有小穗。
• The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.
  这个问题有可能很棘手。
• Any of various plants of the genus Echinops having prickly leaves and dense globose heads of bluish flowers.
  蓝刺头属植物中的任意一种，具有带刺的叶和浓密的球状蓝花头序。
• Ethically, it's a prickly issue.
  就伦理上来说，那是个棘手的问题。
• Children never picked its blossoms, and travelers avoided the prickly bush.
  小孩子们从来不去摘它的花，路过的旅客也避开这棵刺人的树欉。
• Any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries.
  属于小檗属植物的任意一种，有多刺的茎和黄色的花以及小红浆果。
• Large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses.
  包括玫瑰的直立或匍匐的多刺的灌木的大属。
• Annual herb with prickly stems and large yellow flowers; southern United States to West Indies and Mexico.
  一年生药草，具带刺的枝干和大黄花；分布于美国南部至西印度群岛和墨西哥地区。