knotty

英 [ˈnɒti]

美 [ˈnɑːti]

adj.  复杂的; 难以解决的; 棘手的; 有节的; 缠绕在一起的

最高级：knottiest　比较级：knottier　

GRE

BNC.21895 / COCA.23275

牛津词典

adj.

• 复杂的；难以解决的；棘手的
  complicated and difficult to solve
  1. a knotty problem
     棘手的问题
• 有节的；缠绕在一起的
  having parts that are hard and twisted together
  1. the knotty roots of the old oak tree
     盘根错节的老橡树根

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 复杂的；难以解决的；棘手的
  Aknottyproblem is complicated and difficult to solve.
  1. The new management team faces some knotty problems.
     新的管理团队面临一些棘手的问题。
• ADJ 有节的；多节的
  Knottywood has a lot of small hard areas on it where branches once grew.
  1. ...the knotty trunk of a hawthorn tree.
     多节的山楂树干

双语例句

• Procure a solution to a knotty problem.
  解决了一个棘手的问题。
• Thank you for the article to help me solve a knotty problem!
  谢谢你的文章帮助我解决了一个棘手的问题！
• Through the analysis of knotty problems of equivalent balance in senior chemical teaching, the author sums them up from different conditions and gets regular knowledge so as to apply.
  通过对高中化学教学中等效平衡疑难问题的分析，从不同条件下进行归纳和总结，得出规律性的认识，以便应用。
• He had to discuss knotty points of Rousseau and Hegel with her.
  他不得不和她讨论卢梭和黑格尔的那些深奥问题。
• Whether the Channel tunnel should be built or not is a knotty point.
  该不该修英吉利海峡隧道，是一个难以决定的复杂问题。
• I now face the knotty question of what to have for breakfast.
  我现在伤脑筋的是不知道早餐吃什么好。
• He tackled the knotty problem without recourse to any help.
  他不依靠任何人的帮助而独立处理这一难题。
• He was scowling fearfully, and I judged that he was concocting a particularly knotty editorial.
  他皱眉瞪眼，样子很可怕，我估计他是在拼凑一篇特别伤脑筋的社论。
• I judged that he was concocting a particularly knotty editorial.
  我估计他是在拼凑一篇特别伤脑筋的社论。
• It is almost impossible to skirt the knotty problem.
  想回避这个棘手的问题几乎是不可能的。