covered with prickles 多刺的 a prickly bush 多刺的灌木 The hedgehog curled up in a prickly ball. 刺猬蜷成了一个刺球。
causing you to feel as if your skin is touching something that is covered with prickles 引起刺痛的；扎疼的；刺痒的 a prickly feeling 刺痛感 The sweat made my skin feel all prickly. 汗水使我的皮肤多刺。
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(of a person 人 easily annoyed or offended 易怒的；爱生气的 He can be very prickly. 他可能很刺人。 She’s still a bit prickly about the whole incident. 她对整件事仍感到有些恼怒。
Extra Examplesa rather prickly personality 颇有刺耳的个性 My remarks produced a prickly response from the Australian coach (= showing that he was annoyed). 我的话引起了澳大利亚教练的挑衅（表明他很生气）。
(of a decision, an issue, etc. 决定、问题等 difficult to deal with because people have very different ideas about it 棘手的；难处理的；烫手的