sticking point

英 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

美 [ˈstɪkɪŋ pɔɪnt]

n.  分歧点; 症结

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• 分歧点；症结
  something that people do not agree on and that prevents progress in a discussion
  1. This was one of the major sticking points in the negotiations.
     这是谈判中主要的难点之一。

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.
  1. The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
     主要的症结是税收问题。

英英释义

noun

• a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal

双语例句

• 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。
• That is a key concession on perhaps the biggest sticking point: U.
  美国在这个可能是双方最大的分歧点上作出了重要让步。
• Another sticking point is the authorities 'plan to buy convertible preferred shares in banks deemed to be in need of capital following the stress test.
  另一个症结点在于，对那些在压力测试后被认为需要资金的银行，政府计划购买其可转换优先股。
• The sticking point is how to achieve them.
  关键在于如何实现这些目标。
• The key sticking point that Shanxi's economy fall behind consists in the abnormality industrial structure.
  山西经济落后的症结在于畸形的产业结构。
• 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 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。
• On the foundation of summarizing the research findings of the Homunculus nebula, we bring forward that the sticking point to solve this question is the initial condition.
  本文在综述了这些研究结果基础上，提出了解决星云形成机制的关键问题是确定初始条件，即应该先研究该恒星大爆发前星云的密度分布。
• The main sticking point was the question of taxes.
  主要的症结是税收问题。
• Exactly how the land is to be divided up is the main sticking point of the peace talks.
  如何具体地分割土地成了和谈的主要症结。