thorn

1. N-COUNT Thorns are the sharp points on some plants and trees, for example, on a rose bush. 刺

Roses will always have thorns but with care they can be avoided. 玫瑰總有刺，但是只要小心，還是可以避開刺。

2. N-VAR A thorn or a thorn bush or a thorn tree is a bush or tree which has a lot of thorns on it. 帶刺灌木叢; 帶刺的樹

...the shade of a thorn bush. …一棵帶刺灌木的樹陰。