英语词汇“thorn”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	thorn
释义	Trends of thorn View usage for: thorn (θɔːʳn) Word forms: plural thorns 1. countable noun Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example on a rose bush. Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided. Synonyms: prickle, spike, spine, barb More Synonyms of thorn 2. variable noun A thorn or a thorn bush or a thorn tree is a bush or tree which has a lot of thorns on it. ...the shade of a thorn bush. ...the thorn and bramble thickets. 3. See thorn in your side/flesh thorn in British English (θɔːn) noun 1. a sharp pointed woody extension of a stem or leaf Compare prickle (sense 1) 2. a. any of various trees or shrubs having thorns, esp the hawthorn b. the wood of any of these plants 3. short for thorn moth 4. a Germanic character of runic origin Þ used in Old and Modern Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative sound of th, as in thin, bath. Its use in phonetics for the same purpose is now obsolete theta 5. this same character as used in Old and Middle English as an alternative to edh, but indistinguishable from it in function or sound Compare edh 6. zoology any of various sharp spiny parts 7. a source of irritation (esp in the phrases a thorn in one's side or flesh) Derived forms thornless (ˈthornless) adjective Word origin Old English; related to Old High German dorn, Old Norse thorn Thorn in British English (toːrn) noun the German name for Toruń thorn in American English (θɔrn) noun 1. a. a very short, hard, leafless branch or stem with a sharp point b. any small tree or shrub bearing thorns, as a hawthorn c. the wood of any of these trees d. prickle 2. a sharp, pointed protuberance on an animal; spine 3. anything that keeps troubling, vexing, or irritating one, like a constantly pricking thorn : usually in the phrase thorn in one's side (or flesh) 4. a rune in the Old English and Old Norse alphabets (þ), used to represent the voiced or voiceless apicodental fricative in Middle English orthography it was gradually replaced by th Word origin ME < OE, akin to Ger dorn < IE (s)ter-, prickly plant (< base ster-, to be stiff) > Gr ternax, cactus stem More idioms containing thorn a thorn in someone's side Image of thorn © Sarah2, shutterstock Examples of 'thorn' in a sentence thorn ``Oh, I'll go rather than be a thorn in anyone's flesh," said Ranisa, looking embarrassed. Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2003) Word lists with thorn wood In other languages thorn British English: thorn /θɔːn/ NOUN Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees such as roses and holly. Most roses have thorns. American English: thorn Arabic: شَوْكَة Brazilian Portuguese: espinho Chinese: 刺 Croatian: trn Czech: trn Danish: torn Dutch: doorn European Spanish: espina Finnish: oka French: épine German: Dorn Greek: αγκάθι Italian: spina Japanese: とげ Korean: 가시 Norwegian: torn Polish: cierń European Portuguese: espinho Romanian: spin Russian: шип Latin American Spanish: espina Swedish: tagg Thai: หนาม Turkish: diken Ukrainian: шип Vietnamese: gai All related terms of 'thorn' thorn apple a poisonous solanaceous plant, Datura stramonium , of the N hemisphere , having white funnel-shaped flowers and spiny capsule fruits thorn bush a sharp pointed woody extension of a stem or leaf thorn moth any of various woodland geometrid moths , typified by the large thorn ( Ennomos autumnaria ), having wings set somewhat at an angle and held up when at rest Christ's thorn a thorny euphorbiaceous Madagascan shrub, Euphorbia milii var . splendens, cultivated as a hedging shrub or pot plant, having flowers with scarlet bracts Jerusalem thorn a leguminous , tropical American tree ( Parkinsonia aculeata ) having compound leaves and yellow , fragrant flowers: used for hedges a thorn in someone's side someone or something that continually annoys or causes trouble for someone else thorn in your side/flesh 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. jimson weed type of poisonous plant Chinese translation of 'thorn' thorn (θɔːn) n (c) 刺 (cì) (根, gēn) (noun) in the sense of prickle Definition a sharp pointed woody projection from a stem or leaf Roses will always have thorns, but with care they can be avoided. Synonyms prickle an erect stem covered at the base with prickles spike Its skin is covered with spikes. spine Carry a pair of thick gloves to protect you from hedgehog spines. barb Apply gentle pressure on the barb with the point of the pliers. idiom See thorn in your side Additional synonyms in the sense of barb Definition a point facing in the opposite direction to the main point of a fish-hook, harpoon, etc. Apply gentle pressure on the barb with the point of the pliers. Synonyms point, spur, needle, spike, spine, thorn, bristle, quill, prickle, tine, prong in the sense of spike Definition anything long and pointed Its skin is covered with spikes. Synonyms prickle, spine, bristle, thorn in the sense of spine Definition a sharp point on the body of an animal or on a plant Carry a pair of thick gloves to protect you from hedgehog spines. Synonyms barb, spur, needle, spike, ray, quill, rachis Nearby words of thorn thirteen this minute thorax thorn thorn in your side thorny thorough Related terms of thorn thorn in your side Synonyms of 'thorn' thorn Explore 'thorn' in the dictionary
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