prickly GRE

this is a prickly subject.

这是个敏感话题。

the prickly porcupine

身上长剌豪

a prickly situation.

麻烦处境

prickly woolen underclothes

刺人羊毛内

He’s in a prickly mood.

此刻他心情容易动怒。

a prickly sensation in my foot.

我脚上刺痛感

an extravagant collar of prickly blue bracts.

由多刺蓝色苞片组成精美环状组织。

masses of prickly brambles.

成团刺藤。

his hair was prickly and short.

他头发像短刺。

a dress that was prickly round the neck.

穿着令脖子发痒。

Hedgehogs are like prickly balls.

刺猬像有刺圆球。

spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected.

没有刺仙人果已被挑选出来。

his programme steers clear of prickly local issues.

他方案避开了棘手地方问题。

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.

这其中最著名例子就是把一种灰色蛾子-仙人掌螟Cactoblastiscactorum引入澳大利亚来控制那里曾经泛滥一时一种仙人掌Opuntiainermis。

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

美国西南和墨西哥干旱地一种美观矮滨藜，有蓝绿色边缘多刺叶子，常用做圣诞装饰。