briar-patch

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A dense thicket of thorny plants; ground made impassable by the impenetrable overgrowth of prickly vegetation. literally
    — Hobbes: I'm sick of going over and through every obstacle on the hill. Calvin: Every obstacle?!? We missed the briar patch, didn't we?! Hobbes: By going down the gully and into the stream, yes.
  2. An intellectual or philosophical issue abounding with seemingly unresolvable problems; a theoretical quandary or impasse. figuratively,singular,usually
    — Our favorite writers can lead us into ideological brier patches and ethical thickets.

词形变化

briar-patches plural briar patch alternative brier-patch alternative brier patch alternative
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