prickly GRE

this is a prickly subject.

这是个敏感话题。

the prickly porcupine

身上长剌的豪

a prickly situation.

麻烦的处境

prickly woolen underclothes

刺人的羊毛内衣

He’s in a prickly mood.

此刻他的心情容易动怒。

a prickly sensation in my foot.

我脚上的刺痛感

an extravagant collar of prickly blue bracts.

由多刺蓝色苞片组成的精美环状组织。

masses of prickly brambles.

成团的刺藤。

his hair was prickly and short.

他的头发像短刺。

a dress that was prickly round the neck.

穿着令脖子发痒的连衣裙。

Hedgehogs are like prickly balls.

刺猬像有刺的圆球。

spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected.

没有刺的仙人果已被挑选出来。

his programme steers clear of prickly local issues.

他的方了棘手的地方问题。

neighbours rode loads of prickly pear to feed their animals.

邻居们运了一车车仙人果喂牲畜。

Heat sometimes causes a prickly rash on the skin.

热有时使皮肤上生剌痛的疹子。

"he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful";

注释列句：serving or tending to repel;

He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful; I find his obsequiousness repellent.

他变得令人讨厌、易发怒，怀有恶意；我发现他的奉承令人厌恶。

The most famous successful example was the introduction of the gray moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, into Australia to control the prickly pear, Opuntia inermis, which was overrunning vast tracts of land.

这其中最著名的例子就是把一种灰色的蛾子-仙人掌螟Cactoblastiscactorum引入澳大利亚来控制那里曾经泛滥一时的一种仙人掌Opuntiainermis。

handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often used for Christmas decoration.

美国西南和墨西哥的干旱地的一种美观的矮的滨藜，有蓝绿色的边缘多刺的叶子，常用做圣诞装饰。