棘手

To be in a tight corner is to be in an awkward, distressing or even dangerous situation.

To be in a tight corner 就是指陷入了棘手的、令人烦恼的或者是危险的境地。

It is particularly tricky when you write about management fads: the negative is in such lavishly abundant supply that tracking down the positive can be harder than searching for the elusive perfect Christmas present for one's spoilt children.

这对一个写管理类文章的人而言，是件特别棘手的事：在这个圈子里，负面消极的东西实在太多，以至于要寻找点积极的东西，要比给宠坏的孩子挑选一样完美的圣诞礼物还难。

However, due to its perplexing characteristics, such as the indefiniteness of the post-verbal NP, the intransitivity of the verb, etc. it is regarded as one of the most troublesome problems that confuse the scholars concerned.

但由于其复杂的特点，例如动词后名词词组的无定性、谓语动词的不及物性等，存在句成为让语言学家们深感棘手的难题之一。

Therefore, the industrial accident cognizance is the prerequisite procedure of the whole protection system of industrial injury.

工伤事故认定也完全继承了这种特质，在实践当中，认定部门面对的最棘手问题，就是如何能将保险金尽快的"发出去"同时还要"发对人"。

Schumer's elegant solution seems to have some inelegant operational difficulties.

舒默的改良议案似乎存在一些棘手的操作难题。

This is caused by increasing intractability, disease complications, and the premalignant nature of the disease.

这是由于增加的棘手性、疾病并发症和疾病癌前病变的本质。

It is not that the problem has been solved, but, I think, that its intractability has sapped its interest.

不是因为这个问题被解决了，我想，而是因为太过棘手搞得人没啥兴趣了。

Before yielding to despair over the intractability of political reform in India, it is worth considering the outcomes of recent elections.

在对印度棘手的政治改革感到绝望之前，有必要思考一下近年来的大选结果。

These were a poor choice of terms with which to conceptualize the ancient Greek economy and are to a great extent responsible for the intractability of the debate.

这是一个贫穷的选择条款，以便概念化古希腊的经济和在很大程度上负责棘手的辩论。

Before yielding to despair over the intractability of political reformin India, it is worth considering the outcomes of recent elections.

在对印度棘手的政治改革感到绝望之前，有必要思考一下近年来的大选结果。

She gently rebuff ed him, but agreed that they could be friends

她婉言拒绝了，但同意作为朋友相处。

If in the penal farm, you were sure to be criticized.

要是在劳改农场，你等着挨绳子吧！