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单词

prickly

读音
ˈprɪkli
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释义

adj. 多刺的;刺痛的;易动怒的 [ 比较级 pricklier 最高级 prickliest ]

例句

The fruit of this plant has a hard, prickly rind and soft pulp with an offensive odor but a pleasant taste.
这种植物的果实,果皮有硬刺,果肉柔软,气味难闻,但味道可口。
The ancient fecal material, or coprolite, was littered with seared prickly pear seeds and flecked with small bones from fish, birds, and rodents.
这块古代排泄物或粪化石,同烧焦的多刺梨种子散落在一起,点缀着来自鱼、鸟、啮齿目动物的小块骨头。
Well before he died of cancer in 2008, Harold Pinter knew he had earned a reputation for being "enigmatic, taciturn, terse, prickly, explosive and forbidding".
早在2008年哈罗德·品特因癌症去世之前,他就知道了自己赢得了“高深莫测、沉默寡言、简洁、多刺、暴躁以及令人生畏”的名声。

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but not for the reason you might think.Take a look at the prickly pear.Its spines are highly modified leaves.
It means that you're able to take an aerial shot of the exchangeand understand where the prickly spines areand if they're worth attaching to.
Now take a moment and think about how long you've held onto an irritation,especially after an encounter from a prickly person.Was it days?
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