【字面理解】某人肉中的刺
【英文解析】a person or thing that repeatedly annoys you or stops you doing something
【中文解析】眼中钉，肉中刺;不断让人烦心的人或事
【典型例句】① This patient is a real thorn in my side. He’s always complaining of feeling ill and I can never find anything wrong with him.这个病人真让我烦透了，他 总是在抱怨自己不舒服，可我从来就没有发现他哪儿 有病。
② Mason’s resignation well played into his boss，hands， because the boss could not only get rid of Mason, a thom in his flesh, but also save a large sum of compensation. 梅森的辞职正中老板的下怀，这样老板不仅可以除去 梅森这个眼中钉，而且还能省去一大笔赔偿金。
【注释】源自《圣经?哥林多后书》第12章第7节：“…… 所以有一根剌加在我的肉体上，就是撒旦的差役要 攻击我，免得我过于得意。” (...Therefore, to keep me from being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me，to keep me from being too elated. 2 Corinthians 12:7)现喻指“烦恼的根 源”。变体：a thorn in one’s side。
