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

Ten years ago when computer came into China, Chinese character coding became a knotty problem.
在十年以前当计算机进入中国的时候，中国个性编码变成一个有结的问题。
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。
The new management team faces some knotty problems.
新的管理团队面临一些棘手的问题。
While in calculation of unsteady state problems, the transient terms are always knotty problems to deal with.
但是在求解非稳态流体流动问题时，对非稳态项的处理一直是个棘手问题。
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。
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。
He and the Don had solved many a knotty problem in this room, and so when he saw the Godfather leave the festivities and enter the house, he knew, wedding or no, there would be a little work this day.
他和堂在这间屋子里解决了许多棘手的问题，因此，当他看到教父离开庆典进入那所房子时，他知道，婚礼与否，这天会有一点事情。
Engineers would also have to solve some knotty packaging problems.
还有，工程师也必须能解决某些错综复杂的套装问题。
This paper carries out analysis of some knotty problems in the teaching of "the structure of matter" to make numerous teachers and students understand and grasp the key and difficult points of this course.
通过对《物质结构》教学中若干疑难问题的分析，使广大师生能更好理解、掌握这门课程的重点和难点。
With the rapid growth of floating population, the population management has become a knotty problem.
在当今的社会中流动人口的加剧，对人口的管理是一个很难的问题。