To play tricks
刺儿───a thorn;耍───Play
She fell to reflecting again, and in looking downwards, a thorn of the rose remaining in her breast accidentally pricked her chin.───她又陷入了沉思，向下看时，她戴在胸前的玫瑰花刺扎了一下她的下巴。
heart against a thorn.───心里带着荆棘而歌唱。
Unlike a thorn, a prickle can be easily broken off the plant because it is really a feature of the outer layers rather than part of the wood, like a thorn.───与刺不同，皮刺能够被轻易地从植物茎上剥落，因为它仅仅是植物外层的一种特征，而不像刺那样是树木的一部分。
From the moment it leaves the nest it searcher for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one.───它一旦离巢去寻找荆棘树，就要找到才肯罢休。
His accent has always been a thorn in his side. He is very intelligent, but no one can understand him.───他说话的声音让我觉得芒刺在背.他是个聪明得人，但是谁也听不懂他的话。
Apple's environmental troubles have been a thorn in the company's side for years.───苹果在环境问题上的麻烦已经成为了公司多年来的一个棘手问题。
A thorn stuck in her finger.
The dog had a thorn in its pad.
My shirt got hooked on a thorn.
He's been a thorn in the side of the party leadership for years.
The Party was a thorn in the flesh of his coalition.