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    thorn

    US /θɔ:rn/

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    UK /θɔ:n/

    B2
    n. (c.)Countable NounSharp point on the stem/branches of some plants
    I cut my arm on a thorn in the rose bushes

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    The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1

    48:30The Complete History of the Second World War | World War II Documentary | Part 1
    • However, he failed to retake Tobruk and instead laid siege to British garrison there, which held out for a staggering 240 days, providing a severe thorn in the side of the Axis forces and tying up resources.

      However, he failed to retake Tobruk and instead laid siege to British garrison there, which held out for a staggering 240 days, providing a severe thorn in the side of the Axis forces and tying up resources.

    • Providing a severe thorn in the side of the Axis forces and tying up resources

      Providing a severe thorn in the side of the Axis forces and tying up resources

    B1

    令人心碎的一幕!控訴非法移民殘殺女兒,受害者母親披露不爲人知的內幕。卡羅琳痛斥左翼政客營救黑幫成員。#萊維特 #白宮簡報會 #非法移民 | 新視野 20250417

    14:42令人心碎的一幕!控訴非法移民殘殺女兒,受害者母親披露不爲人知的內幕。卡羅琳痛斥左翼政客營救黑幫成員。#萊維特 #白宮簡報會 #非法移民 | 新視野 20250417
    • He drags her through the thorn bushes.

      He drags her through the thorn bushes.

    • He drags her through the thorn bushes.

      He drags her through the thorn bushes.

    B1

    How Complaining Affects the Brain and General Health

    03:14How Complaining Affects the Brain and General Health
    • Even when life is going well we often overlook the positive and fuss about one thorn among the roses

      Even when life is going well we often overlook the positive and fuss about one thorn among the roses

    • Even when life is going well, we often overlook the positives and fuss about one thorn among the roses.

      Even when life is going well, we often overlook the positives and fuss about one thorn among the roses.

    B1

    Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation

    53:52Improve Vocabulary and Sleep Learning and Listen To Spoken English Conversation
    • You have to be careful that you don't prick your finger on a rose thorn

      You have to be careful that you don't prick your finger on a rose thorn

    • You have to be careful that you don't prick your finger on a rose thorn.

      You have to be careful that you don't prick your finger on a rose thorn.

    B1

    Planning Your Japan Trip, Ask me (September 2024)

    06:06Planning Your Japan Trip, Ask me  (September 2024)
    • So it's kind of like what was the thorn trees of Lonely Planet back in 2003 when the Internet was still pretty young.

      So it's kind of like what was the thorn trees of Lonely Planet back in 2003 when the Internet was still pretty young.

    • So it's kind of like what was the thorn trees of, uh, Lonely Planet back in 2003 when the internet was still pretty young.

      So it's kind of like what was the thorn trees of, uh, Lonely Planet back in 2003 when the internet was still pretty young.

    A2

    Inside the hidden quarters of history's greatest seducer | BBC Global

    06:03Inside the hidden quarters of history's greatest seducer | BBC Global
    • This was the only thorn in his heart.

      This was the only thorn in his heart.

    • This was the only thorn in his heart.

      This was the only thorn in his heart.

    B2

    Top 10 Cover Songs That Totally Changed the Lyrics

    12:35Top 10 Cover Songs That Totally Changed the Lyrics
    • The arrangements present within Elvis Presley's version of Hound Dog are actually indebted more towards those of the Freddy and the Bellboys cuts from their early 50s lounge days than of the original by Big Mama Thorn.

      The arrangements present within Elvis Presley's version of Hound Dog are actually indebted more towards those of the Freddy and the Bellboys cuts from their early 50s lounge days than of the original by Big Mama Thorn.

    B2

    How Crocs Became Cool Again

    10:17How Crocs Became Cool Again
    • Do you worry about kind of future of the Hey Dude's business and the thorn that it has presented itself over the past few years?

      Do you worry about kind of future of the Hey Dude's business and the thorn that it has presented itself over the past few years?

    • Do you worry about kind of the future of the Hey Dude's business and the thorn that it has presented itself over the past few years?

      Do you worry about kind of the future of the Hey Dude's business and the thorn that it has presented itself over the past few years?

    B2

    Don Mclean (Captioned) Vincent

    03:55Don Mclean (Captioned)  Vincent
    • A silver thorn, a bloody rose.

      A silver thorn, a bloody rose.

    • The silver thorn of bloody rose

      The silver thorn of bloody rose

    B1

    Sleeping Beauty | Fairy Tales Bedtime Stories 8 | Fairy Stories and Songs for Kids

    10:03Sleeping Beauty | Fairy Tales Bedtime Stories 8 | Fairy Stories and Songs for Kids
    • the castle covered with thorn bushes and ivy

      the castle covered with thorn bushes and ivy

    B1