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

• This article points out the main sticking point of development and utilization of library documents resource and puts forward some feasible approaches to development and utilization of Library documents.
  本文在提出了高职院校图书馆文献资源开发利用中存在的主要结症的同时，提出了当前高职院校图书馆较为切实可行的文献资源开发利用新途径。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Jerusalem Problem in the Middle East Peace Talks: Sticking Point and Perspective
  中东和谈中的耶路撒冷问题：症结与前景
• 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。
• 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。
• To choose personal factor of media, we can unfasten the sticking point of puzzling mass media, and sticking out the core spirit that makes human as fundamentality of Confucius culture.
  选取媒介中人的因素，则能够解开困扰大众传媒问题的症结，并彰显儒家文化中以人为本的核心理念。
• 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。
• According to Reuters, the two parties first said the biggest obstacle was a technical issue the Chinese carrier uses a unique 3G technology but now the sticking point is revenue-sharing.
  据路透社（Reuters）报道，双方最初表示，最大的障碍在于技术问题，因为中国移动使用的是一种特殊3G技术，但现在，问题的关键却是利益分配。