knotty

美音音标: ['nɒti] knotty
英音音标: ['nɒti] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
elusive knotty baffling problematic problematical tough
词性
s
解释
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
示例
a baffling problem|I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast|a problematic situation at home

同义
knobbed knotted knotty gnarled gnarly
词性
s
解释
used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots
示例
gnarled and knotted hands|a knobbed stick

同义
convoluted byzantine tortuous tangled involved knotty
词性
s
解释
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
示例
the Byzantine tax structure|Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship|convoluted legal language|convoluted reasoning|the plot was too involved|a knotty problem|got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering|Oh, what a tangled web we weave|tortuous legal procedures|tortuous negotiations lasting for months

同义
knotty snarled snarly
词性
s
解释
tangled in knots or snarls
示例
a mass of knotted string|snarled thread