sticking point
英 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]
美 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]
n. 分歧点; 症结
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牛津词典
noun
- 分歧点；症结
something that people do not agree on and that prevents progress in a discussion- This was one of the major sticking points in the negotiations.
这是谈判中主要的难点之一。
- This was one of the major sticking points in the negotiations.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (讨论或谈判中的)僵持点，障碍;(问题的)症结
Asticking pointin a discussion or series of negotiations is a point on which the people involved cannot agree and which may delay or stop the talks. Asticking pointis also one aspect of a problem which you have trouble dealing with.- The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
主要的症结是税收问题。
- The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
英英释义
noun
- a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal
双语例句
- The first issue completely replacing Java EE authorization and authentication was really the main sticking point.
第一个问题（即完全替换JavaEE授权和身份验证）是其真正的主要症结。 - A major sticking point has been the lifetime job guarantees the union wants to preserve and management wants to end.
一个主要的争执点就是工会想要保留，管理方却想取消的终身工作保险的问题。 - The main sticking point remains whether to extend the debt limit beyond the 2012 presidential election, which the White House prefers, or just for six months, as demanded by Republicans.
谈判的胶着点仍然是，应该按照白宫的希望，将债务上限提高到足以支撑至2012年总统大选之后，还是按照共和党的要求，只提高到足以维持6个月。 - A main sticking point in the referendum campaign remains which currency a Scottish state could use& be it the pound, Euro, or something new.
这次公投运动的症结之一就是：苏格兰应该用哪种货币&英镑、欧元、还是新发明一种。 - The US last week agreed to release the funds, removing a big sticking point to the six-party talks.
美国上周同意解冻这笔资金，从而消除六方会谈的一个重大症结。 - There is a sticking point, however, since it's now unclear how to put a user name and price on every digital music file being downloaded.
但是依然存在着难题，比如：如何给每一个下载的网络音乐文件标上使用者的姓名和价格。 - Another sticking point is the Kyoto protocol, which has turned from being regarded as a cornerstone of climate policy by many developed country signatories into being a millstone round the neck of the talks.
另一个棘手的地方是京都议定书，该条约曾被许多签约发达国家视为气候政策的基石，现在却成了套在谈判脖子上的枷锁。 - The sticking point of development strategy of Headset-TV is not new technology but the unique content products, the real bottleneck.
各类手持电视在解决完阶段性的关键技术难题之后，最终的瓶颈将是内容产品。 - The sticking point is, we should believe that engineer could be a member of rank and fashion, instead of down with the rank and file!
其附带的观点是，我们应该相信工程师能成为上流社会中的一员，而不是降为平民百姓。 - The sticking point in Chinese teaching lies in the fact that Chinese is regarded as a political lesson or as a tool.
摘要把语文课当作政治课或单纯的工具课，是多年来语文教学症结所在。