prickly

adj.

1. 多刺的
   covered with prickles
   1. a prickly bush
      多刺的灌木
2. 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
3. 易怒的；爱生气的
   easily annoyed or offended
4. 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。

1. ADJ-GRADED 扎人的；引起刺痛的
   Something that is prickly feels 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。
2. ADJ-GRADED 易发怒的；容易生气的
   Someone who is prickly loses 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。
3. ADJ-GRADED 棘手的；麻烦的；难处理的
   A prickly issue 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。

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。
3. You know how prickly she is.
   你知道她有多么爱发脾气。
4. The issue is likely to prove a prickly one.
   这个问题有可能很棘手。
5. The prickly feel of a cactus; the sticky feel of tape or glue;
   多刺仙人掌的感觉，磁带或胶水黏黏的感觉；
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. Much-branched South African plant with reddish prickly succulent leaves.
   南非多枝的植物，有带红色的肉质多刺的叶子。
9. Any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves.
   任何热带美洲菝葜属多刺攀援植物，有芳香的根和心形叶子。
10. My eyes feel dry and prickly.
    我的眼睛又干涩又有刺痛感。
11. A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers.
    黑矢车菊矢车菊；矢车菊属的各种植物的任一种。菊科欧亚草本植物的一个属，叶多刺，花大，略带紫色。
12. Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips.
    一种欧亚蔷薇，茎多刺，叶芳香，花淡粉红色，果实深红色。
13. Tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries.
    一种热带树，结大而多刺的豆荚，种籽与豆相像，用来作珠宝和念珠。
14. A North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap.
    一种枫香树属的产于北美洲的树，有多刺的球形果实串和芳香的树汁。
15. Marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit.
    沼泽植物，有拉长的线形叶子和圆形多刺果实。
16. 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。
17. Prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe.
    产于新英格兰和欧洲沼泽的、多刺的一种灌木，花黄色。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. Genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood.
    一种加勒比海地区多刺的灌木丛和小乔木属；木材硬，十分耐用。
22. Genus of tropical American prickly herbs or subshrubs.
    产于热带美洲的一个多刺草本或亚灌木属。
23. Semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch.
    热带美洲的半爬的多刺的常青灌木，有复合的叶子，对光和触摸很敏感。
24. 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。
25. Any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits.
    任何悬钩子属类植物的一种，结可食的、聚生的果实。
26. Ethically, it's a prickly issue.
    就伦理上来说，那是个棘手的问题。
27. 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。
28. The child's rubber ball punctured when it fell on a prickly bush.
    那小孩的皮球落在带刺的树丛上时被戳破了。
29. Round or pear-shaped spiny fruit of any of various prickly pear cacti.
    圆形或梨形的多刺水果，各种仙人掌科刺梨的果实。
30. I have prickly and burning ulcers in the mucosa, it happens periodically.
    我口腔粘膜上的溃疡有刺疼和灼烧疼，周期发作。

adj

1. 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

2. 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