| 单词 | sticking point |
| 释义 | sticking point noun[C] uk/ˈstɪk.ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/us/ˈstɪk.ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/Astickingpointin adiscussionis apointon which it is notpossibletoreachanagreement: （讨论的）阻塞点，分歧点；症结Exactly how thelandis to bedividedup is themainstickingpointof thepeacetalks.土地究竟该如何分割是和谈的主要分歧点。 Debate & discussion
sticking point| American Dictionarysticking point noun[C] us/ˈstɪk·ɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt/asubjectthat is verydifficulttoreachagreementabout: Dividing up thelandis themainsticking point of thepeacetalks. Examplesofsticking pointsticking point This became thestickingpointfor the magistrates, who refused to register it, drawing up remonstrances which the king then refused to accept. From theCambridge English Corpus Thestickingpointwas the direction (nature) of the reforms' (p. 56). From theCambridge English Corpus Thestickingpointhere is lethal palliation. From theCambridge English Corpus That is thestickingpointin today's votes. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Astickingpointin the present division of costs is the fact that each reservation leads to costs for the airline. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This is ourstickingpoint, and remedying it would represent tremendous progress. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I think, however, that there is some doubt as to how far this is astickingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Afterwards one of them reported that he was informed that political status was not astickingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They might have added to the gaiety of nations, but his courage seems to have failed when he came to thestickingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If an educational plan is agreed and the onlystickingpointis the projection of school building 10 years ahead, some administrative fiat comes in. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are convinced that the legal framework is already in place; that it is sufficiently clear; and that the caveat provides astickingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What does he think thestickingpointis? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Its destination has always been a single currency and that seems to be thestickingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therein lies thestickingpointfor any scheme for devolution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We found it going from bad to worse, and there seemed to be nostickingpoint. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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