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

• But while ministers said progress had been made on some areas, there were still gaps on market access – a key sticking point ever since the TPP process began in 2011.
  但尽管各国部长称谈判在一些领域取得了进展，但在市场准入问题上分歧仍然存在。自2011年TPP谈判进程启动以来，市场准入一直是棘手的关键问题。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• While developers grumbled about the situation, the new opportunities offered by generics far out-weighed this one sticking point and the issue was largely ignored until.
  虽然开发者曾抱怨此种情况，但是泛型所提供的新机会远远大于这个症结，并且该问题在.NET4以前很大程度上被忽视了。
• The sticking point is how to achieve them.
  关键在于如何实现这些目标。
• But no case is easy. There's always a sticking point.
  但没有一个个案是容易解决的，仲裁中总有症结。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。